Rasual Butler vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)