Dennis Rodman vs Karl Malone

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Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone compared on their NBA careers: Dennis Rodman played 14 seasons, 1986-87 to 1999-00, Karl Malone 19 seasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04. Dennis Rodman averaged 7.3 points a game to Karl Malone's 25. They have faced each other 45 times: Dennis Rodman's team won 21, Karl Malone's 24. In the playoffs Dennis Rodman leads 9-6. Dennis Rodman won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Karl Malone leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Dennis Rodman in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone career per game
911GP1,476
31.7MIN37.2
7.3PTS25, better
13.1, betterREB10.1
1.8AST3.6, better
0.7STL1.4, better
0.6BLK0.8, better
52.1, betterFG%51.6
23.13P%27.4, better
58.4FT%74.2, better
54.6TS%57.7, better

Dennis Rodman vs Karl Malone head to head

They have faced each other 45 times: Dennis Rodman's team won 21, Karl Malone's 24. In the playoffs Dennis Rodman leads 9-6.

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone, record against each other
Regular season301218, better
Playoffs159, better6
Total452124, better
Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone, averages in their games against each other
5.1PTS26.6, better
11.0, betterREB10.0
1.2AST3.3, better
31.8MIN40.1

Every game against each other

Dennis Rodman vs Karl Malone, every game
Feb 24, 2000UTAH at DALL 92-851 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 6, 1999UTAH at LALL 106-930 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 36 MIN30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 7, 1999LAL at UTAHW 97-891 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 25 MIN34 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 14, 1998CHI at UTAH (playoffs)W 87-867 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 12, 1998UTAH at CHI (playoffs)L 83-812 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN39 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 10, 1998UTAH at CHI (playoffs)W 86-826 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN21 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 7, 1998UTAH at CHI (playoffs)W 96-542 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 23 MIN22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN
Jun 5, 1998CHI at UTAH (playoffs)W 93-883 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Jun 3, 1998CHI at UTAH (playoffs)L 88-85 OT0 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 4, 1998CHI at UTAHL 101-934 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 25, 1998UTAH at CHIL 101-940 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN35 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Jun 13, 1997UTAH at CHI (playoffs)W 90-861 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 11, 1997CHI at UTAH (playoffs)W 90-882 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 23 MIN19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
Jun 8, 1997CHI at UTAH (playoffs)L 78-730 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 25 MIN23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 6, 1997CHI at UTAH (playoffs)L 104-930 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN37 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jun 4, 1997UTAH at CHI (playoffs)W 97-857 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 1, 1997UTAH at CHI (playoffs)W 84-824 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 6, 1997UTAH at CHIW 102-896 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 23, 1996CHI at UTAHL 105-1002 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN36 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Dec 23, 1995UTAH at CHIW 100-865 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN22 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN
Feb 16, 1995SA at UTAHL 120-11313 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN
Feb 14, 1995UTAH at SAW 112-966 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 5, 1995SA at UTAHW 104-1034 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
May 5, 1994SA at UTAH (playoffs)L 95-909 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN34 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 45 MIN
Apr 30, 1994UTAH at SA (playoffs)L 96-8414 PTS, 17 REB, 0 AST, 41 MIN23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 28, 1994UTAH at SA (playoffs)W 106-892 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 30 MIN36 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 14, 1994SA at UTAHL 101-907 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 2, 1994UTAH at SAL 106-960 PTS, 13 REB, 0 AST, 45 MIN24 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 46 MIN
Feb 23, 1994SA at UTAHL 106-102 2OT10 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 56 MIN31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 56 MIN
Dec 23, 1993UTAH at SAL 96-881 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Dec 13, 1993SA at UTAHL 102-870 PTS, 20 REB, 0 AST, 43 MIN27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 46 MIN
Mar 17, 1993DET at UTAHL 104-8012 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 30 MIN22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 3, 1993UTAH at DETL 106-9810 PTS, 23 REB, 0 AST, 44 MIN38 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 14, 1991DET at UTAHL 102-10013 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST, 48 MIN2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 4 MIN
Nov 15, 1991UTAH at DETW 123-1159 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 1, 1991UTAH at DETL 94-927 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 5, 1990DET at UTAHL 106-859 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 4, 1990UTAH at DETW 115-834 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 23 MIN19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 15, 1989DET at UTAHL 94-914 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 14 MIN27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 29, 1989DET at UTAHW 108-1040 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 1, 1989UTAH at DETW 96-852 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
Mar 9, 1988UTAH at DETW 103-9812 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN26 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 20, 1988DET at UTAHW 120-1177 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 17 MIN39 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 21, 1987DET at UTAHL 112-1084 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 9 MIN23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 17, 1986UTAH at DETW 122-10718 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 21 MIN27 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone career totals
6,683PTS36,928, better
11,954REB14,968, better
1,600AST5,248, better
611STL2,085, better
531BLK1,145, better
52.1, betterFG%51.6
23.13P%27.4, better
58.4FT%74.2, better
54.6TS%57.7, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone postseason
169GP193
28.3MIN41
6.4PTS24.7, better
9.9REB10.7, better
1.2AST3.2, better
0.6STL1.3, better
0.6BLK0.7, better
49, betterFG%46.3
14.93P%16.2, better
54FT%73.6, better
51.1TS%52.6, better

Where each stands all time

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone all-time places
23rd (11,954)Rebounds7th (14,968), better
240th (531)Blocks68th (1,145), better
—Points3rd (36,928), better
—Assists62nd (5,248), better
—Steals12th (2,085), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone titles and awards
5, betterChampionships—
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
1All-Defensive Second Team1
7, betterAll-Defensive First Team2
—All-Star MVP2, better
—All-NBA First Team11, better
2, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
2, betterAll-NBA Third Team1
—MVP2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1986-876.54.30.71985-8614.9, better8.9, better2.9, better
2nd1987-8811.68.71.31986-8721.7, better10.4, better1.9, better
3rd1988-899.09.41.21987-8827.7, better12.0, better2.4, better
4th1989-908.89.70.91988-8929.1, better10.7, better2.7, better
5th1990-918.212.5, better1.01989-9031.0, better11.12.8, better
6th1991-929.818.7, better2.31990-9129.0, better11.83.3, better
7th1992-937.518.3, better1.61991-9228.0, better11.23.0, better
8th1993-944.717.3, better2.31992-9327.0, better11.23.8, better
9th1994-957.116.8, better2.01993-9425.2, better11.54.0, better
10th1995-965.514.9, better2.51994-9526.7, better10.63.5, better
11th1996-975.716.1, better3.11995-9625.7, better9.84.2, better
12th1997-984.715.0, better2.91996-9727.4, better9.94.5, better
13th1998-992.111.2, better1.31997-9827.0, better10.33.9, better
14th1999-002.814.3, better1.21998-9923.8, better9.44.1, better
15th————1999-0025.59.53.7
16th————2000-0123.28.34.5
17th————2001-0222.48.64.3
18th————2002-0320.67.84.7
19th————2003-0413.28.73.9

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST