Robert Archibald vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Archibald: 2002-03 to 2003-04
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Robert Archibald 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Archibald 1.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Archibald 1.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Robert Archibald 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Robert Archibald 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Robert Archibald 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Archibald 51 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Robert Archibald 69 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Robert Archibald 16 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Robert Archibald 14 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Robert Archibald 6 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Robert Archibald 44 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Archibald .283 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Robert Archibald - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Robert Archibald .429 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Archibald 1.6 (2003) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Archibald 1.6 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Robert Archibald 0.4 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Robert Archibald 0.4 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Robert Archibald 0.3 (2003) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Robert Archibald 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Archibald - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Robert Archibald - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Robert Archibald - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Robert Archibald - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)