Karl Malone vs. Bill Roberts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Roberts 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.

Bill Roberts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bill Roberts: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bill Roberts 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bill Roberts 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bill Roberts 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bill Roberts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bill Roberts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bill Roberts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bill Roberts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bill Roberts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bill Roberts 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bill Roberts 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bill Roberts 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bill Roberts 404

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bill Roberts 65

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bill Roberts 117

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bill Roberts .339

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bill Roberts .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bill Roberts 4.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bill Roberts 0.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bill Roberts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bill Roberts 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bill Roberts 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bill Roberts 22

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bill Roberts 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bill Roberts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bill Roberts .345

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bill Roberts .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bill Roberts 11.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bill Roberts 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bill Roberts - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.