John Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Johnson 869 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Johnson 275 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Johnson 73 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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.