Karl Malone vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Arnie Risen 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.