Karl Malone vs. Alvin Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alvin Robertson and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Alvin Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Alvin Robertson: 1984-85 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Alvin Robertson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Alvin Robertson 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Alvin Robertson 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Alvin Robertson 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Alvin Robertson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Alvin Robertson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Alvin Robertson 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Alvin Robertson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Alvin Robertson 6

Defensive Player of The Year Karl Malone 0 Alvin Robertson 1

Steals Leader Karl Malone 0 Alvin Robertson 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Alvin Robertson 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Alvin Robertson 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Alvin Robertson 5.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Alvin Robertson 2.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Alvin Robertson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Alvin Robertson 10,882

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Alvin Robertson 4,066

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Alvin Robertson 3,929

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Alvin Robertson 2,112

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Alvin Robertson 323

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Alvin Robertson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Alvin Robertson .477

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Alvin Robertson .295

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Alvin Robertson .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Alvin Robertson 19.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Alvin Robertson 6.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Alvin Robertson 6.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Alvin Robertson 3.7 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Alvin Robertson 0.8 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Alvin Robertson 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Alvin Robertson 5.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Alvin Robertson 6.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Alvin Robertson 2.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Alvin Robertson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Alvin Robertson 262

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Alvin Robertson 69

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Alvin Robertson 81

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Alvin Robertson 36

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Alvin Robertson 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Alvin Robertson 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Alvin Robertson .515

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Alvin Robertson .353

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Alvin Robertson .754

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Alvin Robertson 23.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Alvin Robertson 6.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Alvin Robertson 9.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Alvin Robertson 4.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Alvin Robertson 0.3 (1988)