Jim Holstein vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Holstein: 1952-53 to 1955-56
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Holstein 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Holstein 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Holstein 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Holstein 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Holstein 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Holstein 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Holstein 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 Holstein 3.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 859 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 659 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Holstein 249 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Jim Holstein 225 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .323 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .647 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.5 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.3 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.4 (1956) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 138 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 95 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Holstein 28 Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Jim Holstein 32 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .395 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .655 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 5.7 (1955) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 (1955) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 (1953) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - 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.