Karl Malone vs. Jack McMahon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack McMahon 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.

Jack McMahon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jack McMahon: 1952-53 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jack McMahon 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jack McMahon 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jack McMahon 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jack McMahon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jack McMahon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jack McMahon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jack McMahon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jack McMahon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jack McMahon 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jack McMahon 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jack McMahon 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jack McMahon 3.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jack McMahon 4,237

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jack McMahon 1,390

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jack McMahon 1,939

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jack McMahon 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jack McMahon .337

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jack McMahon .637

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jack McMahon 10.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jack McMahon 3.1 (1957)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jack McMahon 5.1 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jack McMahon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jack McMahon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jack McMahon 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jack McMahon 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jack McMahon 4.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jack McMahon 473

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jack McMahon 149

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jack McMahon 203

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jack McMahon 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jack McMahon .378

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jack McMahon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jack McMahon .558

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jack McMahon 17.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jack McMahon 5.7 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jack McMahon 5.7 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jack McMahon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jack McMahon - n/a **

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.