Rick Brunson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)