Karl Malone vs. Ron Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Watts 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.

Ron Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ron Watts: 1965-66 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ron Watts 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ron Watts 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ron Watts 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ron Watts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ron Watts 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ron Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ron Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ron Watts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ron Watts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ron Watts 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ron Watts 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ron Watts 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ron Watts 40

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ron Watts 39

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ron Watts 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ron Watts 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ron Watts .261

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ron Watts .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ron Watts 2.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ron Watts 1.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ron Watts 1.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ron Watts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ron Watts 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ron Watts 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ron Watts 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ron Watts 3

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ron Watts 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ron Watts 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ron Watts 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ron Watts .167

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ron Watts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ron Watts 3.0 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ron Watts 2.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ron Watts 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ron Watts - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.