John Duren vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Duren 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Duren 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Duren 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Duren 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Duren 411 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Duren 104 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Duren 201 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Duren - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Duren - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Duren - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Duren - Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Duren 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

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

Steals Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)