Karl Malone vs. David Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Rivers 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.

David Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 David Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 David Rivers 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 David Rivers 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 David Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 David Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 David Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 David Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 David Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 David Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 David Rivers 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 David Rivers 1.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 David Rivers 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 David Rivers 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 David Rivers 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 David Rivers 383

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 David Rivers 147

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 David Rivers 282

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 David Rivers 61

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 David Rivers 10

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 David Rivers 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 David Rivers .398

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 David Rivers .083

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 David Rivers .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) David Rivers 4.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) David Rivers 1.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) David Rivers 3.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) David Rivers 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) David Rivers 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 David Rivers 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 David Rivers 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 David Rivers 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 David Rivers 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 David Rivers 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 David Rivers 15

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 David Rivers 4

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 David Rivers 6

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 David Rivers 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 David Rivers 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 David Rivers 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 David Rivers .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 David Rivers .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 David Rivers .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) David Rivers 2.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) David Rivers 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) David Rivers 1.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)