Rudy Macklin vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Rudy Macklin 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

Rudy Macklin

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Macklin: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Macklin 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rudy Macklin 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Macklin 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 6.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Macklin 1,030 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rudy Macklin 464 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rudy Macklin 121 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rudy Macklin 82 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rudy Macklin 30 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rudy Macklin 160 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Macklin .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rudy Macklin .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Macklin .776 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 7.0 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 3.3 (1982) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 1.0 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.3 (1982) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 8.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 3.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Macklin 44 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rudy Macklin 18 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rudy Macklin 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rudy Macklin 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rudy Macklin 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rudy Macklin 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Macklin .469 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rudy Macklin .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Macklin .875 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 10.0 (1983) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 5.0 (1983) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)