Karl Malone vs. Quentin Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Quentin Richardson 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.

Quentin Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Quentin Richardson: 2000-01 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Quentin Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Quentin Richardson 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Quentin Richardson 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Quentin Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Quentin Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Quentin Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Quentin Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Quentin Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Quentin Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Quentin Richardson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Quentin Richardson 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Quentin Richardson 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Quentin Richardson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Quentin Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Quentin Richardson 8,032

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Quentin Richardson 3,666

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Quentin Richardson 1,138

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Quentin Richardson 607

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Quentin Richardson 148

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Quentin Richardson 783

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Quentin Richardson .397

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Quentin Richardson .355

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Quentin Richardson .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Quentin Richardson 17.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Quentin Richardson 10.0 (2013)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Quentin Richardson 2.2 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Quentin Richardson 1.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Quentin Richardson 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Quentin Richardson 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Quentin Richardson 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Quentin Richardson 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Quentin Richardson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Quentin Richardson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Quentin Richardson 269

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Quentin Richardson 136

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Quentin Richardson 37

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Quentin Richardson 29

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Quentin Richardson 5

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Quentin Richardson 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Quentin Richardson .404

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Quentin Richardson .397

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Quentin Richardson .674

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Quentin Richardson 11.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Quentin Richardson 5.1 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Quentin Richardson 1.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Quentin Richardson 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Quentin Richardson 0.2 (2010)