Rod Foster vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rod Foster 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

Rod Foster

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)