David Robinson vs Karl Malone
Karl Malone leads 5 of 8 career categories against David Robinson, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (3.6 APG). Head to head they met 69 times, 15 of them in the playoffs, with Karl Malone winning the series 35–34.
The case for David Robinson: rebounding (10.6 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.3% TS%), per-minute impact (26.2 PER).
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), career value (232.3 Win Shares), and 2 more.
PPG
21.125.0
RPG
10.610.1
APG
2.53.6
TS%
58.3%57.7%
PER
26.223.9
Win Shares
177.1232.3
games played
9871476
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 34–35 | |
| Meetings | 69 (15 playoff) | |
| PPG | 19.1 | 24.1 |
| RPG | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| APG | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| First meeting | 1989-90 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| David Robinson | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 1476 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 37.2 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 25.0 |
| REB | 10.6 | 10.1 |
| AST | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| STL | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 51.6 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 27.4 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 74.2 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 23.9 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 57.7 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 29.5 |
| WS | 177.1 | 232.3 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.203 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 92.1 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 2 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | 14 |
| All-Star | 10 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 8 | 4 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9297
Efficiency8984
Playmaking6681
Rebounding9797
Defense9987
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