Karl Malone vs. Derrick Rose Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Rose 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.

Derrick Rose

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Derrick Rose: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Derrick Rose 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Derrick Rose 15

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Derrick Rose 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Derrick Rose 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Derrick Rose 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Derrick Rose 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Derrick Rose 0

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Derrick Rose 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Derrick Rose 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Derrick Rose 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Derrick Rose 5.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Derrick Rose 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Derrick Rose 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Derrick Rose 12,573

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Derrick Rose 2,324

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Derrick Rose 3,770

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Derrick Rose 536

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Derrick Rose 242

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Derrick Rose 723

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Derrick Rose .456

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Derrick Rose .316

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Derrick Rose .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Derrick Rose 25.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Derrick Rose 4.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Derrick Rose 7.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Derrick Rose 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Derrick Rose 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Derrick Rose 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Derrick Rose 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Derrick Rose 6.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Derrick Rose 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Derrick Rose 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Derrick Rose 1,141

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Derrick Rose 226

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Derrick Rose 330

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Derrick Rose 49

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Derrick Rose 24

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Derrick Rose 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Derrick Rose .426

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Derrick Rose .322

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Derrick Rose .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Derrick Rose 27.1 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Derrick Rose 1.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Derrick Rose 1.0 (2012)