Jalen Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jalen Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Johnson: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Johnson 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jalen Johnson 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jalen Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jalen Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jalen Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 9.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 5.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.7 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 1,343 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 796 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 289 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 108 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 83 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jalen Johnson 148 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .506 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .328 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson .694 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 16.0 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 8.7 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.2 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.8 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 26 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 15 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 8 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 3 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jalen Johnson 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .370 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .333 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 4.3 (2023) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 2.5 (2023) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.3 (2023) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.5 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 (2023) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)