Karl Malone vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rod Strickland 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rod Strickland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rod Strickland 0

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Rod Strickland 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rod Strickland 215

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rod Strickland 11

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)