Ron Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Ron Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Anderson: 1984-85 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ron Anderson 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ron Anderson 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ron Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ron Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 10.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Anderson 7,056 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ron Anderson 2,312 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ron Anderson 952 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ron Anderson 470 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ron Anderson 90 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ron Anderson 664 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Anderson .471 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ron Anderson .287 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ron Anderson .814 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 16.2 (1989) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 5.0 (1989) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.9 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 1.0 (1992) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.3 (1989) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 9.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 3.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Anderson 266 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ron Anderson 80 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ron Anderson 46 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ron Anderson 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ron Anderson 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ron Anderson 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Anderson .444 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ron Anderson .364 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ron Anderson .926 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 20.7 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 5.3 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 4.3 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.8 (1991) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.7 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)