Johnny High vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny High: 1979-80 to 1983-84
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny High 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Johnny High 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Johnny High 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Johnny High 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Johnny High 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Johnny High 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny High 5.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 1,396 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Johnny High 617 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Johnny High 525 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Johnny High 325 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Johnny High 86 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Johnny High 274 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .105 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .619 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 8.4 (1981) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.8 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.6 (1981) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.4 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny High 4.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Johnny High 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 79 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Johnny High 54 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Johnny High 32 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Johnny High 15 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Johnny High 5 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Johnny High 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .413 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .531 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 5.3 (1981) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.3 (1983) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.0 (1983) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 (1983) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)