Rick Barry vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Karl Malone 2

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Karl Malone 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Karl Malone 3

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Karl Malone 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Karl Malone 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Karl Malone 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.