Richard Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)