Karl Malone vs. Ron Riley Comparison

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

Karl Malone

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ron Riley 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.