Karl Malone vs. Ricky Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Pierce 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.

Ricky Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ricky Pierce: 1982-83 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ricky Pierce 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ricky Pierce 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ricky Pierce 12

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ricky Pierce 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ricky Pierce 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ricky Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ricky Pierce 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ricky Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ricky Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ricky Pierce 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ricky Pierce 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ricky Pierce 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ricky Pierce 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ricky Pierce 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ricky Pierce 14,467

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ricky Pierce 2,296

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ricky Pierce 1,826

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ricky Pierce 768

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ricky Pierce 147

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ricky Pierce 969

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ricky Pierce .493

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ricky Pierce .322

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ricky Pierce .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ricky Pierce 23.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ricky Pierce 3.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ricky Pierce 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ricky Pierce 0.3 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ricky Pierce 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ricky Pierce 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ricky Pierce 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ricky Pierce 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ricky Pierce 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ricky Pierce 1,447

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ricky Pierce 229

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ricky Pierce 187

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ricky Pierce 70

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ricky Pierce 20

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ricky Pierce 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ricky Pierce .466

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ricky Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ricky Pierce .866

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ricky Pierce 22.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ricky Pierce 2.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ricky Pierce 1.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ricky Pierce 0.4 (1987)