Jaden Hardy vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jaden Hardy

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaden Hardy: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jaden Hardy 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jaden Hardy 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 7.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaden Hardy 950 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jaden Hardy 220 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jaden Hardy 174 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jaden Hardy 39 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jaden Hardy 11 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jaden Hardy 121 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaden Hardy .420 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jaden Hardy .379 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jaden Hardy .800 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 8.8 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.9 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.5 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 (2023) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 2.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaden Hardy 17 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jaden Hardy 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jaden Hardy 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jaden Hardy 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jaden Hardy 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jaden Hardy 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaden Hardy .300 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jaden Hardy .222 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jaden Hardy .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 2.1 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)