Jimmy Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jimmy Jones 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

Jimmy Jones

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Jones: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Jones 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jimmy Jones 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 6.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 901 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 272 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 283 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 111 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 15 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jimmy Jones 140 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .505 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .738 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.1 (1975) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 (1976) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.0 (1975) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 130 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 39 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 31 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 26 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jimmy Jones 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .468 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .875 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 8.9 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.4 (1976) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.5 (1975) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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