Jabari Bird vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)