Karl Malone vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ruben Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ruben Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)