Robert Covington vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Robert Covington 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

Robert Covington

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Covington: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Covington 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Robert Covington 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Robert Covington 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Robert Covington 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Robert Covington 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Robert Covington 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Covington 1 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 1 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 10.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 6,637 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 3,385 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Robert Covington 884 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Robert Covington 938 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Robert Covington 578 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Robert Covington 614 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .409 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .362 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .811 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 13.5 (2015) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 6.7 (2021) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.0 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.1 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.3 (2019) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 9.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 271 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 162 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Robert Covington 50 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Robert Covington 50 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Robert Covington 29 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Robert Covington 30 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .424 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .429 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .818 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 11.2 (2020) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 7.8 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2020) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.1 (2020) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)