Karl Malone vs. Joe Roberts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Roberts 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.

Joe Roberts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Roberts: 1960-61 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Roberts 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Roberts 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Roberts 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Roberts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Roberts 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Roberts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Joe Roberts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Joe Roberts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Joe Roberts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Roberts 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Roberts 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Roberts 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Roberts 1,118

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Roberts 936

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Roberts 109

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Roberts 181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Roberts .383

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Roberts .648

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Roberts 7.7 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Roberts 6.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Roberts 0.6 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Roberts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Roberts 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Roberts 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Roberts 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Roberts 32

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Roberts 32

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Roberts 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Roberts 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Roberts .344

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Roberts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Roberts .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Roberts 6.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Roberts 7.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Roberts 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Joe Roberts - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.