Karl Malone vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson 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.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)