Ron Carter vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ron Carter 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

Ron Carter

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.