Ryan Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Ryan Anderson 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

Ryan Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ryan Anderson: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ryan Anderson 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ryan Anderson 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 12.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 8,001 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 3,413 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 586 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 332 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 217 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ryan Anderson 649 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .422 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .380 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .854 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 19.8 (2014) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 7.7 (2012) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 1.2 (2013) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2012) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.6 (2011) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 3.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 264 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 168 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 32 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 17 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ryan Anderson 46 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .363 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .325 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .917 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 10.8 (2015) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.2 (2017) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 2.3 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2011) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)