Jim Fritsche vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jim Fritsche 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

Jim Fritsche

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Fritsche: 1953-54 to 1954-55
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Fritsche 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Fritsche 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Fritsche 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Fritsche 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 Jim Fritsche 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Fritsche 326 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Fritsche 249 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Fritsche 77 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Fritsche 84 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Fritsche .309 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Fritsche .738 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche 4.1 (1954) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche 3.2 (1954) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche 1.1 (1954) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Fritsche 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** 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.