John Butler vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Butler 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Butler 11 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Butler 7 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Butler 19 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Butler - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Butler - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Butler - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Butler - Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Butler 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)