Karl Malone vs. Doc Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doc 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.

Doc Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Doc Rivers 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Doc Rivers 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Doc Rivers 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Doc Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Doc Rivers 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Doc Rivers 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Doc Rivers 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Doc Rivers 5.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Doc Rivers 1.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Doc Rivers 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Doc Rivers 9,377

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Doc Rivers 2,625

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Doc Rivers 4,889

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Doc Rivers 1,563

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Doc Rivers 351

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Doc Rivers 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Doc Rivers .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Doc Rivers .328

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Doc Rivers .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Doc Rivers 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Doc Rivers 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Doc Rivers 5.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Doc Rivers 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Doc Rivers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Doc Rivers 926

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Doc Rivers 270

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Doc Rivers 479

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Doc Rivers 125

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Doc Rivers 23

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Doc Rivers 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Doc Rivers .446

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Doc Rivers .338

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Doc Rivers .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984)