Jalen Duren vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Duren 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 2,371 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 2,111 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jalen Duren 431 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jalen Duren 131 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 195 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jalen Duren 206 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .653 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .691 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 13.8 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.7 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.7 (2025) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.1 (2025) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 71 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 64 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jalen Duren 21 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jalen Duren 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jalen Duren 6 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .826 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 (2025) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 (2025) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 (2025) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 (2025) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)