Rudy LaRusso vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy LaRusso 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rudy LaRusso 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rudy LaRusso 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rudy LaRusso 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy LaRusso 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rudy LaRusso 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy LaRusso 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 1 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 15.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 11,507 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 6,936 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 1,556 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 736 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .767 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 14.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 8.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 1,344 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 779 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 194 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 93 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .405 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .751 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.