Karl Malone vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bob Rule 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bob Rule 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bob Rule - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.