Ryan Bowen vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ryan Bowen: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Bowen 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ryan Bowen 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ryan Bowen 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ryan Bowen 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ryan Bowen 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ryan Bowen 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Bowen 2.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Bowen 2.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Bowen 1,319 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ryan Bowen 1,060 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ryan Bowen 250 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ryan Bowen 325 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ryan Bowen 138 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ryan Bowen 507 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Bowen .456 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ryan Bowen .206 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Bowen .693 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Bowen 4.9 (2002) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Bowen 4.0 (2002) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.9 (2003) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ryan Bowen 1.0 (2003) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.5 (2002) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Bowen 1.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Bowen 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Bowen 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ryan Bowen 28 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ryan Bowen 8 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ryan Bowen 7 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ryan Bowen 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ryan Bowen 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Bowen .303 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ryan Bowen .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Bowen .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Bowen 2.6 (2005) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Bowen 2.0 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.9 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.9 (2005) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ryan Bowen 0.0 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)