Bernard James vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bernard James 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

Bernard James

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bernard James 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bernard James 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 203 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bernard James 212 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bernard James 13 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bernard James 17 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bernard James 61 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bernard James 92 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James .497 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bernard James .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James .680 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2013) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.9 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bernard James 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bernard James 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bernard James 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bernard James 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bernard James - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)