Ray Kuka vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ray Kuka 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

Ray Kuka

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Kuka: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ray Kuka 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ray Kuka 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ray Kuka 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Kuka 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 4

* 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 Ray Kuka 4.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 253 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ray Kuka 38 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ray Kuka 52 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .320 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka .591 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 5.2 (1948) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 1.4 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 8 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ray Kuka 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ray Kuka 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .300 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 (1948) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 (1948) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.