Jaxson Hayes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jaxson Hayes 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

Jaxson Hayes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaxson Hayes: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jaxson Hayes 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jaxson Hayes 2 Karl Malone 19

NBA Cups Won Jaxson Hayes 1 * Karl Malone 0 *

All-Star Games Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaxson Hayes 6.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaxson Hayes 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaxson Hayes 2,111 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jaxson Hayes 1,174 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jaxson Hayes 201 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jaxson Hayes 138 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jaxson Hayes 196 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jaxson Hayes 311 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaxson Hayes .636 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jaxson Hayes .268 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jaxson Hayes .707 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaxson Hayes 9.3 (2022) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jaxson Hayes 4.5 (2022) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.9 (2020) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.9 (2020) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaxson Hayes 3.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaxson Hayes 2.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaxson Hayes 36 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jaxson Hayes 27 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jaxson Hayes 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jaxson Hayes 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jaxson Hayes 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jaxson Hayes 10 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaxson Hayes .519 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jaxson Hayes .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jaxson Hayes .615 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaxson Hayes 5.8 (2022) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jaxson Hayes 3.0 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jaxson Hayes 0.3 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)