Jim Ard vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.