Karl Malone vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.