Rui Hachimura vs. Karl Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Rui Hachimura and Karl Malone all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Rui Hachimura, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Karl Malone, with 19 seasons played from 1986 to 2004, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Rui Hachimura vs. Karl Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rui Hachimura Karl Malone
Points
+300th
3rd
+300th
8th
Rebounds
+300th
7th
+300th
7th
Assists
+300th
63rd
+300th
45th
Steals
+300th
12th
+300th
17th
Blocks
+300th
74th
+300th
50th
Years619419

Rui Hachimura vs. Karl Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rui Hachimura Karl Malone
Points
--
15th
+300th
33rd
Rebounds
--
51st
+300th
38th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
107th
+300th
118th
Blocks
--
254th
+300th
299th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
3rd
+297 4,318 vs. 36,92832,610
Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 1,638 vs. 14,96813,330
Assists
+300th
63rd
+237 439 vs. 5,2484,809
Steals
+300th
12th
+288 209 vs. 2,0851,876
Blocks
+300th
74th
+226 101 vs. 1,1451,044
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 342 vs. 3,5623,220
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 1,296 vs. 11,40610,110
Field Goals Made
+300th
3rd
+297 1,691 vs. 13,52811,837
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 3,410 vs. 26,21022,800
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
376 vs. 85291
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
986 vs. 310676
Free Throws Made
+300th
1st
+299 560 vs. 9,7879,227
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 733 vs. 13,18812,455

Games and Years:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
7th
+293 337 vs. 1,4761,139
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 6 vs. 1913

Rankings by Points Scored:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 4444
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
8th
+292 382 vs. 4,7614,379
Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 136 vs. 2,0621,926
Assists
+300th
45th
+255 24 vs. 610586
Steals
+300th
17th
+283 13 vs. 258245
Blocks
+300th
50th
+250 8 vs. 135127
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 24 vs. 502478
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 112 vs. 1,5601,448
Field Goals Made
+300th
7th
+293 145 vs. 1,7431,598
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
6th
+294 273 vs. 3,7683,495
3-Pointers Made
290th
+300th
+10 48 vs. 642
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
99 vs. 3762
Free Throws Made
+300th
4th
+296 44 vs. 1,2691,225
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 57 vs. 1,7251,668

Games and Years:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
12th
+288 31 vs. 193162
Playoffs
+300th
1st
+299 4 vs. 1915

Rankings by Points Scored:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
36th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
15th
12.81 vs. 25.0212.21
Rebounds per game
--
51st
4.86 vs. 10.145.28
Assists per game
--
+300th
1.30 vs. 3.562.25
Steals per game
--
107th
0.62 vs. 1.410.79
Blocks per game
--
254th
0.30 vs. 0.780.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
111st
1.01 vs. 2.411.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
20th
3.85 vs. 7.733.88
Field Goals Made per game
--
16th
5.02 vs. 9.174.15
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
36th
10.12 vs. 17.767.64
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.061.06
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.93 vs. 0.212.72
Free Throws Made per game
--
14th
1.66 vs. 6.634.97
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
6th
2.18 vs. 8.936.76

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Karl Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
33rd
+267 12.32 vs. 24.6712.35
Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 4.39 vs. 10.686.30
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
0.77 vs. 3.162.39
Steals per game
+300th
118th
+182 0.42 vs. 1.340.92
Blocks per game
+300th
299th
+1 0.26 vs. 0.700.44
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
98th
+202 0.77 vs. 2.601.83
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
18th
+282 3.61 vs. 8.084.47
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
33rd
+267 4.68 vs. 9.034.35
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
37th
+263 8.81 vs. 19.5210.72
3-Pointers Made per game
137th
+300th
+163 1.55 vs. 0.031.52
3-Pointers Attempted per game
270th
+300th
+30 3.19 vs. 0.193.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
17th
+283 1.42 vs. 6.585.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
14th
+286 1.84 vs. 8.947.10

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.