John Lambert vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lambert: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lambert 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Lambert 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Lambert 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Lambert 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lambert 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Lambert 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 1,688 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Lambert 1,493 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Lambert 248 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Lambert 153 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Lambert 172 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Lambert 446 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .428 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .083 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .693 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 5.4 (1980) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.8 (1980) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.8 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1980) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1978) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 2.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 2.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 68 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Lambert 60 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Lambert 11 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Lambert 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Lambert 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Lambert 28 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .400 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.3 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.0 (1978) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.3 (1976) 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.