Karl Malone vs. Rodney McGruder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney McGruder and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Rodney McGruder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rodney McGruder 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rodney McGruder 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rodney McGruder 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rodney McGruder 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rodney McGruder 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rodney McGruder 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rodney McGruder 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rodney McGruder 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rodney McGruder 1,825

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rodney McGruder 884

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rodney McGruder 381

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rodney McGruder 161

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rodney McGruder 50

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rodney McGruder 317

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rodney McGruder .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rodney McGruder .360

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rodney McGruder .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rodney McGruder 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rodney McGruder 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rodney McGruder 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rodney McGruder 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rodney McGruder 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rodney McGruder 10

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rodney McGruder 8

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rodney McGruder 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rodney McGruder 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rodney McGruder 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rodney McGruder 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rodney McGruder .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rodney McGruder .400

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rodney McGruder -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)