Karl Malone vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Richie Niemiera 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Richie Niemiera 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Richie Niemiera - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.