RJ Barrett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)