Karl Malone vs. Jabari Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jabari Smith and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Jabari Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jabari Smith: 2000-01 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jabari Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jabari Smith 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jabari Smith 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jabari Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jabari Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jabari Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jabari Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jabari Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jabari Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jabari Smith 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jabari Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jabari Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jabari Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jabari Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jabari Smith 329

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jabari Smith 178

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jabari Smith 66

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jabari Smith 37

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jabari Smith 26

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jabari Smith 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jabari Smith .413

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jabari Smith .125

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jabari Smith .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jabari Smith 3.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jabari Smith 2.5 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jabari Smith 0.8 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jabari Smith 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jabari Smith 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jabari Smith 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jabari Smith 0.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jabari Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jabari Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jabari Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jabari Smith 5

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jabari Smith 3

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jabari Smith 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jabari Smith 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jabari Smith 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jabari Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jabari Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jabari Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jabari Smith .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jabari Smith 1.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jabari Smith 0.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jabari Smith 0.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jabari Smith 0.0 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jabari Smith 0.3 (2004)