Rudy Gay vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)