James Anderson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games James Anderson 247 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games James Anderson 10 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)