Rudy Fernandez vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Rudy Fernandez

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Fernandez: 2008-09 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Fernandez 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rudy Fernandez 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Fernandez 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 9.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Fernandez 2,254 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rudy Fernandez 608 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rudy Fernandez 554 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rudy Fernandez 249 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rudy Fernandez 40 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rudy Fernandez 249 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Fernandez .399 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rudy Fernandez .360 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Fernandez .840 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 10.4 (2009) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.7 (2009) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.5 (2011) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.1 (2011) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 5.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Fernandez 103 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rudy Fernandez 39 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rudy Fernandez 19 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rudy Fernandez 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rudy Fernandez 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rudy Fernandez 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Fernandez .388 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rudy Fernandez .423 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Fernandez .792 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 7.5 (2009) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.8 (2009) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.5 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)