John Gianelli vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Gianelli 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.