Rodney Buford vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rodney Buford 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

Rodney Buford

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 6.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)