Ron Lee vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Lee: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Lee 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ron Lee 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ron Lee 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ron Lee 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Lee 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ron Lee 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

Steals Leader Ron Lee 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 7.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 3.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 1.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 3,285 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 1,219 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ron Lee 1,688 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ron Lee 869 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ron Lee 122 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ron Lee 448 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .416 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ron Lee .321 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee .705 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 12.2 (1978) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.6 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 4.4 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 (1978) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.4 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 12 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 6 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ron Lee 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ron Lee 4 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ron Lee 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ron Lee 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .313 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 (1978) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 (1978) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 (1978) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 (1978) 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.