Karl Malone vs. Jalen Smith Comparison

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

Jalen Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jalen Smith 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jalen Smith 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jalen Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jalen Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jalen Smith 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jalen Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jalen Smith 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jalen Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jalen Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jalen Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jalen Smith 1,766

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jalen Smith 1,075

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jalen Smith 157

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jalen Smith 54

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jalen Smith 144

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jalen Smith 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jalen Smith .517

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jalen Smith .335

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jalen Smith .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jalen Smith 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jalen Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jalen Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jalen Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jalen Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jalen Smith 7

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jalen Smith 13

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jalen Smith 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jalen Smith 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jalen Smith 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jalen Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jalen Smith .286

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jalen Smith .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jalen Smith 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)