Frank Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Frank Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Johnson: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Frank Johnson 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Frank Johnson 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Frank Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Frank Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 8.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 1.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 4.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Johnson 4,937 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Frank Johnson 1,025 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Frank Johnson 2,476 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Frank Johnson 570 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Frank Johnson 36 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Frank Johnson 596 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Johnson .439 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Frank Johnson .218 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Frank Johnson .760 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 12.6 (1986) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 2.6 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 8.1 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.6 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.1 (1993) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 5.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Johnson 290 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Frank Johnson 63 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Frank Johnson 126 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Frank Johnson 31 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Frank Johnson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Frank Johnson 54 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Johnson .397 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Frank Johnson .276 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Frank Johnson .857 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 15.6 (1982) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 3.3 (1984) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 8.4 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.4 (1982) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.0 (1994) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)