Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 12.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9,087 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2,146 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3,555 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 26 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 724 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .441 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .757 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 24.0 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 (1968) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6.8 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 685 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 169 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 242 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 58 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .413 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .738 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 21.4 (1970) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5.0 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7.7 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.