Rick Adelman vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.