Jim Cleamons vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.