Jack Kerris vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Kerris: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Kerris 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jack Kerris 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jack Kerris 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jack Kerris 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Kerris 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jack Kerris 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Kerris 0 * Karl Malone 3

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

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Kerris 7.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Kerris 6.3 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jack Kerris 2.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Kerris 2,057 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jack Kerris 1,286 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jack Kerris 667 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jack Kerris 271 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Kerris .363 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jack Kerris .662 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Kerris 10.5 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Kerris 7.8 (1952) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jack Kerris 3.2 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Kerris 8.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Kerris 5.7 * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jack Kerris 2.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Kerris 92 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jack Kerris 40 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jack Kerris 24 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jack Kerris 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Kerris .349 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jack Kerris .582 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Kerris 12.5 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Kerris 9.0 (1952) * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jack Kerris 4.5 (1952) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jack Kerris - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.