Karl Malone vs. Rory Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rory Sparrow 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.

Rory Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rory Sparrow: 1980-81 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rory Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rory Sparrow 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rory Sparrow 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rory Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rory Sparrow 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rory Sparrow 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rory Sparrow 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rory Sparrow 5.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rory Sparrow 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rory Sparrow 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rory Sparrow 7,557

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rory Sparrow 1,755

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rory Sparrow 4,192

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rory Sparrow 828

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rory Sparrow 103

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rory Sparrow 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rory Sparrow .466

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rory Sparrow .260

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rory Sparrow .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rory Sparrow 12.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rory Sparrow 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rory Sparrow 7.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rory Sparrow 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rory Sparrow 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rory Sparrow 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rory Sparrow 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rory Sparrow 5.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rory Sparrow 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rory Sparrow 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rory Sparrow 257

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rory Sparrow 51

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rory Sparrow 161

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rory Sparrow 26

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rory Sparrow 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rory Sparrow 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rory Sparrow .417

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rory Sparrow .313

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rory Sparrow .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rory Sparrow 13.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rory Sparrow 4.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rory Sparrow 7.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rory Sparrow 1.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rory Sparrow 0.1 (1984)