Jim Les vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Les 321 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Les 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)