Rick Mahorn vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Mahorn: 1980-81 to 1998-99
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Mahorn 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rick Mahorn 18 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Mahorn 13 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rick Mahorn 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Mahorn 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Mahorn 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Mahorn 1 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 6.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 6.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Mahorn 7,763 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rick Mahorn 6,957 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rick Mahorn 1,082 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rick Mahorn 633 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rick Mahorn 1,007 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rick Mahorn 1,117 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Mahorn .493 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rick Mahorn .132 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rick Mahorn .704 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 12.2 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 9.5 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.9 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.0 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.8 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 5.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 5.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Mahorn 612 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rick Mahorn 579 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rick Mahorn 72 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rick Mahorn 42 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rick Mahorn 63 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rick Mahorn 106 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Mahorn .472 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Mahorn .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Mahorn .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 10.6 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 10.8 (1984) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.9 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.4 (1982) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.5 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)