Karl Malone vs. Richard Petruska Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Petruska 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.

Richard Petruska

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Richard Petruska: 1993-94 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Richard Petruska 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Richard Petruska 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Richard Petruska 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Richard Petruska 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Richard Petruska 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Richard Petruska 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Richard Petruska 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Richard Petruska 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Richard Petruska 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Richard Petruska 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Richard Petruska 1.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Richard Petruska 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Richard Petruska 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Richard Petruska 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Richard Petruska 53

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Richard Petruska 31

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Richard Petruska 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Richard Petruska 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Richard Petruska 3

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Richard Petruska 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Richard Petruska .435

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Richard Petruska .467

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Richard Petruska .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Richard Petruska 2.4 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Richard Petruska 1.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Richard Petruska 0.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Richard Petruska 0.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Richard Petruska 0.1 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Richard Petruska -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Richard Petruska -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Richard Petruska -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Richard Petruska -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Richard Petruska -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Richard Petruska -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Richard Petruska -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Richard Petruska -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Richard Petruska -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Richard Petruska -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Richard Petruska 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Richard Petruska -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Richard Petruska -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Richard Petruska -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Richard Petruska -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Richard Petruska -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Richard Petruska -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Richard Petruska -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Richard Petruska -