Wah Wah Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Wah Wah Jones 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

Wah Wah Jones

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wah Wah Jones: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wah Wah Jones 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Wah Wah Jones 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Wah Wah Jones 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Wah Wah Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wah Wah Jones 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Wah Wah Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wah Wah Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Wah Wah Jones 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wah Wah Jones 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 10.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.1 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 1,428 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 408 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 429 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 140 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .355 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .757 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 (1950) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.7 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.9 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 75 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 22 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .303 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .853 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 14.6 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 (1952) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 4.4 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.