Karl Malone vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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 Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 James Worthy 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 James Worthy 2

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 James Worthy 624

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 James Worthy 96

Total Games Karl Malone 193 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)