Rick Carlisle vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)