Larry Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Larry Jones 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

Larry Jones

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Jones: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Larry Jones 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Larry Jones 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Jones 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Jones 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Jones 9.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 2.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 854 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 241 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Larry Jones 270 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Larry Jones 85 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Larry Jones 18 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Larry Jones 95 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .400 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Larry Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .815 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 10.0 (1974) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 2.6 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 3.2 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Larry Jones 1.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones 0.3 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Jones - * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones - * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Jones 17 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Larry Jones 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Larry Jones 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Larry Jones 0 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Larry Jones 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Larry Jones 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Jones .417 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Larry Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Larry Jones .636 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Jones 3.4 (1965) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Jones 0.8 (1965) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Jones 0.4 (1965) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Jones - * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Jones - * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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