Rick Hughes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rick Hughes 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

Rick Hughes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Hughes: 1999-00 to 1999-00
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Hughes 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes 82 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes 49 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Hughes 9 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Hughes 3 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Hughes 1 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Hughes 21 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes .486 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes .462 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 (2000) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 (2000) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 (2000) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 (2000) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Hughes 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)