John Block vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Block: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Block 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Block 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Block 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Block 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Block 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Block 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Block 11.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Block 6.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Block 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 7,106 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Block 3,965 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Block 805 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Block 111 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Block 67 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Block 597 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .433 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage John Block .778 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 20.2 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 11.0 (1968) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Block 1.8 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Block 6.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Block 3.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Block 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 130 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Block 75 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Block 9 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Block 4 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Block 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Block 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .446 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage John Block .769 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 12.4 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 5.0 (1972) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Block 0.6 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.