Karl Malone vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.