Ron Bonham vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ron Bonham 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

Ron Bonham

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Bonham: 1964-65 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Bonham 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ron Bonham 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ron Bonham 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Bonham 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Bonham 6.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Bonham 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ron Bonham 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Bonham 478 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ron Bonham 113 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ron Bonham 30 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ron Bonham 76 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Bonham .391 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ron Bonham .832 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Bonham 7.4 (1965) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Bonham 2.1 (1965) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ron Bonham 0.5 (1965) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Bonham 3.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Bonham 0.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ron Bonham 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Bonham 31 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ron Bonham 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ron Bonham 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ron Bonham 9 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Bonham .522 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ron Bonham .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Bonham 3.5 (1965) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Bonham 0.6 (1966) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ron Bonham 0.0 (1966) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ron Bonham - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ron Bonham - 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.