DeAndre Jordan vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and DeAndre Jordan 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
DeAndre Jordan: 2008-09 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeAndre Jordan 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons DeAndre Jordan 17 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played DeAndre Jordan 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games DeAndre Jordan 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeAndre Jordan 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team DeAndre Jordan 1 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeAndre Jordan 3 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team DeAndre Jordan 2 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeAndre Jordan 2 Karl Malone 4

Rebounds Leader DeAndre Jordan 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 8.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 9.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Jordan 9,483 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 10,785 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists DeAndre Jordan 1,045 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals DeAndre Jordan 571 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks DeAndre Jordan 1,568 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games DeAndre Jordan 1,111 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan .674 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Jordan .154 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Jordan .475 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 12.7 (2016) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 15.2 (2018) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.3 (2019) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.0 (2015) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.5 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 8.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 9.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Jordan 583 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 668 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists DeAndre Jordan 51 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals DeAndre Jordan 47 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks DeAndre Jordan 121 Karl Malone 135

Total Games DeAndre Jordan 73 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan .670 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Jordan .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Jordan .404 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 15.4 (2017) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 16.3 (2016) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.8 (2016) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.2 (2016) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.7 (2016) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)