Jeff Cross vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jeff Cross 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

Jeff Cross

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Cross: 1985-86 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jeff Cross 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cross 1.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross 0.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cross 26 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jeff Cross 30 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jeff Cross 1 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jeff Cross 2 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jeff Cross 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jeff Cross 21 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cross .250 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cross - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cross .560 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cross 1.2 (1986) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross 1.4 (1986) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross 0.0 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 (1986) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 (1986) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jeff Cross 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cross - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cross - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cross - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)