Cheese Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Cheese Johnson 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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)