Rowland Garrett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rowland Garrett 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

Rowland Garrett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rowland Garrett: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rowland Garrett 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rowland Garrett 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rowland Garrett 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rowland Garrett 5.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rowland Garrett 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rowland Garrett 1,337 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rowland Garrett 607 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rowland Garrett 106 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rowland Garrett 75 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rowland Garrett 39 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rowland Garrett 263 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rowland Garrett .441 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rowland Garrett - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rowland Garrett .772 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rowland Garrett 7.6 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rowland Garrett 3.5 (1975) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.6 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.5 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rowland Garrett 2.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rowland Garrett 1.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.2 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rowland Garrett 46 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rowland Garrett 30 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rowland Garrett 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rowland Garrett 4 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rowland Garrett 4 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rowland Garrett 19 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rowland Garrett .350 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rowland Garrett - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rowland Garrett .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rowland Garrett 3.7 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rowland Garrett 2.4 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.