Karl Malone vs. James Posey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Posey 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.

James Posey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 James Posey 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 James Posey 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 James Posey 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 James Posey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 James Posey 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 James Posey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 James Posey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 James Posey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 James Posey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 James Posey 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 James Posey 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 James Posey 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 James Posey 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 James Posey 7,419

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 James Posey 4,061

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 James Posey 1,413

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 James Posey 917

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 James Posey 298

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 James Posey 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 James Posey .410

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 James Posey .349

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 James Posey .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) James Posey 13.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) James Posey 5.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) James Posey 2.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) James Posey 1.7 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) James Posey 0.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 James Posey 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 James Posey 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 James Posey 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 James Posey 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 James Posey 511

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 James Posey 315

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 James Posey 65

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 James Posey 65

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 James Posey 18

Total Games Karl Malone 193 James Posey 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 James Posey .421

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 James Posey .387

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 James Posey .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) James Posey 12.5 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) James Posey 7.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) James Posey 1.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) James Posey 2.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) James Posey 1.3 (2007)