Ronnie Lester vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)