Karl Malone vs. Brandon Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandon Rush 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.

Brandon Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Brandon Rush: 2008-09 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Brandon Rush 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Brandon Rush 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Brandon Rush 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Brandon Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Brandon Rush 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Brandon Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Brandon Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Brandon Rush 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Brandon Rush 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Brandon Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Brandon Rush 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Brandon Rush 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Brandon Rush 3,250

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Brandon Rush 1,413

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Brandon Rush 468

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Brandon Rush 222

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Brandon Rush 262

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Brandon Rush 481

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Brandon Rush .426

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Brandon Rush .402

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Brandon Rush .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Brandon Rush 9.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Brandon Rush 4.2 (2010)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Brandon Rush 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Brandon Rush 0.7 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Brandon Rush 0.9 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Brandon Rush 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Brandon Rush 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Brandon Rush 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Brandon Rush 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Brandon Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Brandon Rush 42

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Brandon Rush 33

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Brandon Rush 6

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Brandon Rush 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Brandon Rush 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Brandon Rush 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Brandon Rush .410

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Brandon Rush .444

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Brandon Rush .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Brandon Rush 3.2 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Brandon Rush 1.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Brandon Rush 0.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)