Karl Malone vs. Jakob Poeltl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jakob Poeltl 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.

Jakob Poeltl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jakob Poeltl 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jakob Poeltl 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jakob Poeltl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jakob Poeltl 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jakob Poeltl 6.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jakob Poeltl 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jakob Poeltl 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jakob Poeltl 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jakob Poeltl 4,487

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jakob Poeltl 3,606

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jakob Poeltl 925

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jakob Poeltl 315

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jakob Poeltl 686

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jakob Poeltl 538

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jakob Poeltl .631

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jakob Poeltl .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jakob Poeltl .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jakob Poeltl 13.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jakob Poeltl 9.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jakob Poeltl 0.9 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jakob Poeltl 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jakob Poeltl 4.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jakob Poeltl 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jakob Poeltl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jakob Poeltl 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jakob Poeltl 110

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jakob Poeltl 102

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jakob Poeltl 18

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jakob Poeltl 6

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jakob Poeltl 10

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jakob Poeltl 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jakob Poeltl .577

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jakob Poeltl .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jakob Poeltl .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019)