George Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

George Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Johnson 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Johnson 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 9.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 5.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,214 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Johnson 2,610 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Johnson 817 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals George Johnson 432 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks George Johnson 282 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games George Johnson 464 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .463 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .189 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .779 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 13.0 (1984) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 7.8 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.7 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1980) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.9 (1980) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 3.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 21 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Johnson 11 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Johnson 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games George Johnson 7 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .625 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage George Johnson 1.000 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 5.0 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 2.0 (1981) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.5 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.0 (1985) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.