Jose Calderon vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jose Calderon 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

Jose Calderon

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jose Calderon: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jose Calderon 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jose Calderon 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jose Calderon 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 8.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 2.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 5.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jose Calderon 7,921 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jose Calderon 2,148 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jose Calderon 5,148 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jose Calderon 716 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jose Calderon 71 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jose Calderon 895 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jose Calderon .472 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jose Calderon .407 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jose Calderon .873 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 12.8 (2009) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 3.2 (2016) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 8.9 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 1.2 (2011) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.1 (2014) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 6.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 1.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 3.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jose Calderon 259 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jose Calderon 56 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jose Calderon 125 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jose Calderon 15 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jose Calderon 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jose Calderon 40 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jose Calderon .459 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jose Calderon .372 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jose Calderon .929 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jose Calderon 13.0 (2007) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jose Calderon 3.6 (2008) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jose Calderon 7.0 (2008) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jose Calderon 0.8 (2007) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jose Calderon 0.2 (2017) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)