JD Davison vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and JD Davison 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
JD Davison: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons JD Davison 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played JD Davison 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JD Davison 1.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game JD Davison 0.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game JD Davison 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game JD Davison 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game JD Davison 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points JD Davison 68 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds JD Davison 32 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists JD Davison 34 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals JD Davison 8 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks JD Davison 4 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games JD Davison 36 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JD Davison .385 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage JD Davison .281 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage JD Davison .692 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JD Davison 2.1 (2025) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game JD Davison 1.3 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game JD Davison 1.3 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game JD Davison 0.3 (2025) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game JD Davison 0.2 (2023) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JD Davison 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game JD Davison 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game JD Davison 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game JD Davison 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game JD Davison 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points JD Davison 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds JD Davison 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists JD Davison 3 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks JD Davison 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games JD Davison 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JD Davison .125 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage JD Davison .500 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage JD Davison .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JD Davison 1.0 (2025) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game JD Davison 0.8 (2025) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game JD Davison 0.8 (2025) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game JD Davison 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game JD Davison 0.0 (2025) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)