John Battle vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Battle 273 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Battle 612 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Battle 80 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Battle 13 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Battle 55 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)