Karl Malone vs. Curtis Rowe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curtis Rowe 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.

Curtis Rowe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Curtis Rowe: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Curtis Rowe 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Curtis Rowe 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Curtis Rowe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Curtis Rowe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Curtis Rowe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Curtis Rowe 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Curtis Rowe 7.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Curtis Rowe 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Curtis Rowe 6,873

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Curtis Rowe 4,264

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Curtis Rowe 932

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Curtis Rowe 199 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Curtis Rowe 193 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Curtis Rowe 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Curtis Rowe .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Curtis Rowe .701

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Curtis Rowe 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Curtis Rowe 9.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Curtis Rowe 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Curtis Rowe 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Curtis Rowe 7.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Curtis Rowe 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Curtis Rowe 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Curtis Rowe 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Curtis Rowe 323

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Curtis Rowe 220

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Curtis Rowe 62

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Curtis Rowe 11 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Curtis Rowe 23 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Curtis Rowe 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Curtis Rowe .481

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Curtis Rowe .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Curtis Rowe 15.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Curtis Rowe 8.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Curtis Rowe 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Curtis Rowe 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Curtis Rowe 1.7 (1975) *

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.