John Kuester vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Kuester: 1977-78 to 1979-80
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Kuester 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester 3.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Kuester 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Kuester 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Kuester 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester 451 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Kuester 141 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Kuester 305 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Kuester 83 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Kuester 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Kuester 135 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester .427 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester .833 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Kuester 4.8 (1978) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.5 (1978) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Kuester 3.2 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Kuester 0.7 (1978) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Kuester 0.0 (1980) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Kuester - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Kuester - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Kuester - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Kuester - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Kuester - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Kuester - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Kuester - Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Kuester 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Kuester - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.