Karl Malone vs. Jalen McDaniels Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen McDaniels 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.

Jalen McDaniels

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jalen McDaniels: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jalen McDaniels 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jalen McDaniels 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jalen McDaniels 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jalen McDaniels 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jalen McDaniels 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jalen McDaniels 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jalen McDaniels 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jalen McDaniels 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jalen McDaniels 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jalen McDaniels 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jalen McDaniels 1,699

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jalen McDaniels 829

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jalen McDaniels 291

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jalen McDaniels 164

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jalen McDaniels 84

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jalen McDaniels 248

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jalen McDaniels .449

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jalen McDaniels .322

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jalen McDaniels .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jalen McDaniels 9.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jalen McDaniels 4.3 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jalen McDaniels 1.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jalen McDaniels 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jalen McDaniels 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jalen McDaniels 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jalen McDaniels 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jalen McDaniels 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jalen McDaniels 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jalen McDaniels 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jalen McDaniels 19

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jalen McDaniels 16

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jalen McDaniels 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jalen McDaniels 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jalen McDaniels 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jalen McDaniels 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jalen McDaniels .400

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jalen McDaniels .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jalen McDaniels -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jalen McDaniels 2.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jalen McDaniels 2.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jalen McDaniels 0.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jalen McDaniels 0.1 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jalen McDaniels 0.0 (2023)