Karl Malone vs. Tex Ritter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tex Ritter 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.

Tex Ritter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tex Ritter: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tex Ritter 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tex Ritter 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tex Ritter 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tex Ritter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tex Ritter 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tex Ritter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Tex Ritter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Tex Ritter 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tex Ritter 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tex Ritter 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tex Ritter 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tex Ritter 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tex Ritter 789

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tex Ritter 65 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tex Ritter 145

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tex Ritter 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tex Ritter .348

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tex Ritter .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tex Ritter 6.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tex Ritter 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tex Ritter 1.1 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tex Ritter - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tex Ritter 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tex Ritter 0.7 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tex Ritter 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tex Ritter 79

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tex Ritter 2 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tex Ritter 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tex Ritter 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tex Ritter .296

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tex Ritter .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tex Ritter 9.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tex Ritter 0.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tex Ritter 1.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tex Ritter - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.