John Barr vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and John Barr 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

John Barr

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barr: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barr 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Barr 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Barr 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Barr 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Barr 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Barr 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barr 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barr 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barr 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barr 5.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Barr 0.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barr 295 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Barr 54 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Barr 58 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barr .283 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Barr .595 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barr 5.1 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Barr 0.9 (1947) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barr - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Barr - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barr - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Barr - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Barr 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barr - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Barr - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barr - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Barr - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Barr - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.