John Mahnken vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and John Mahnken 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

John Mahnken

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mahnken: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mahnken 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Mahnken 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Mahnken 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Mahnken 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Mahnken 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Mahnken 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Mahnken 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Mahnken 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Mahnken 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 2.9 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 2,388 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 533 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Mahnken 539 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Mahnken 414 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .272 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .650 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 9.4 (1949) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.8 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 2.2 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 4.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.3 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 78 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 40 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Mahnken 19 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Mahnken 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .211 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 10.3 (1947) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 3.0 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.