Clay Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Clay Johnson 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

Clay Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clay Johnson: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clay Johnson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Clay Johnson 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Clay Johnson 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 2.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 224 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 93 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Clay Johnson 45 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Clay Johnson 33 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 9 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Clay Johnson 80 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .410 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Clay Johnson .333 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson .724 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 3.6 (1982) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 1.0 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 (1982) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 8 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Clay Johnson 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Clay Johnson 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Clay Johnson 17 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .550 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Clay Johnson .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 (1983) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 (1984) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)