Karl Malone vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jeff Ruland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jeff Ruland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)