Jack Givens vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jack Givens

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Givens: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jack Givens 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jack Givens 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 6.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 1,040 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 456 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jack Givens 142 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jack Givens 123 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jack Givens 36 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jack Givens 156 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .401 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens .791 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 7.7 (1979) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 3.0 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 1.1 (1979) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 1.0 (1979) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1980) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 29 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 26 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jack Givens 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jack Givens 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jack Givens 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jack Givens 13 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .295 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.6 (1979) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.3 (1979) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 (1980) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1979) 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.