Karl Malone vs. Ron Sobie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Sobie 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.

Ron Sobie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ron Sobie: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ron Sobie 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ron Sobie 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ron Sobie 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ron Sobie 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ron Sobie 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ron Sobie 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ron Sobie 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ron Sobie 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ron Sobie 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ron Sobie 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ron Sobie 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ron Sobie 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ron Sobie 1,619

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ron Sobie 791

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ron Sobie 353

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ron Sobie 192

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ron Sobie .379

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ron Sobie .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ron Sobie 11.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ron Sobie 4.8 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ron Sobie 2.3 (1958)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ron Sobie - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ron Sobie - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ron Sobie -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ron Sobie -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ron Sobie -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ron Sobie -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ron Sobie -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ron Sobie -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ron Sobie 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ron Sobie -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ron Sobie - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ron Sobie -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ron Sobie -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ron Sobie -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ron Sobie -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ron Sobie - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ron Sobie - 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.