Johnny Baum vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Johnny Baum 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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.