Jaylen Brown vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaylen Brown 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jaylen Brown 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Brown 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 1,961 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 596 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 245 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 101 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 43 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jaylen Brown 107 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .481 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .365 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .734 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 25.0 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 8.0 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)