Karl Malone vs. Royce O'Neale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Royce O'Neale 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.

Royce O'Neale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Royce O'Neale: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Royce O'Neale 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Royce O'Neale 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Royce O'Neale 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Royce O'Neale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Royce O'Neale 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Royce O'Neale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Royce O'Neale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Royce O'Neale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Royce O'Neale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Royce O'Neale 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Royce O'Neale 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Royce O'Neale 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Royce O'Neale 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Royce O'Neale 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Royce O'Neale 3,564

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Royce O'Neale 2,524

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Royce O'Neale 1,273

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Royce O'Neale 416

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Royce O'Neale 229

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Royce O'Neale 525

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Royce O'Neale .426

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Royce O'Neale .381

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Royce O'Neale .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Royce O'Neale 8.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Royce O'Neale 6.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Royce O'Neale 3.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Royce O'Neale 1.1 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Royce O'Neale 0.6 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Royce O'Neale 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Royce O'Neale 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Royce O'Neale 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Royce O'Neale 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Royce O'Neale 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Royce O'Neale 371

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Royce O'Neale 249

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Royce O'Neale 92

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Royce O'Neale 42

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Royce O'Neale 13

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Royce O'Neale 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Royce O'Neale .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Royce O'Neale .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Royce O'Neale .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Royce O'Neale 11.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Royce O'Neale 7.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Royce O'Neale 3.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Royce O'Neale 1.3 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Royce O'Neale 0.4 (2019)