Jerome James vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerome James 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jerome James 358 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jerome James 17 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)