Karl Malone vs. Jamal Mashburn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamal Mashburn 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.

Jamal Mashburn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jamal Mashburn: 1993-94 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jamal Mashburn 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jamal Mashburn 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jamal Mashburn 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jamal Mashburn 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jamal Mashburn 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jamal Mashburn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jamal Mashburn 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jamal Mashburn 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jamal Mashburn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jamal Mashburn 19.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jamal Mashburn 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jamal Mashburn 4.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jamal Mashburn 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jamal Mashburn 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jamal Mashburn 11,644

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jamal Mashburn 3,271

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jamal Mashburn 2,414

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jamal Mashburn 632

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jamal Mashburn 109

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jamal Mashburn 611

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jamal Mashburn .418

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jamal Mashburn .345

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jamal Mashburn .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jamal Mashburn 24.1 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jamal Mashburn 7.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jamal Mashburn 5.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jamal Mashburn 1.1 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jamal Mashburn 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jamal Mashburn 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jamal Mashburn 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jamal Mashburn 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jamal Mashburn 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jamal Mashburn 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jamal Mashburn 782

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jamal Mashburn 242

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jamal Mashburn 165

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jamal Mashburn 49

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jamal Mashburn 9

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jamal Mashburn 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jamal Mashburn .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jamal Mashburn .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jamal Mashburn .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jamal Mashburn 24.9 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jamal Mashburn 6.2 (2001)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jamal Mashburn 5.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jamal Mashburn 1.2 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jamal Mashburn 0.3 (2001)