Karl Malone vs. James Young Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 James Young 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 James Young 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 James Young 96

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 James Young 28

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 James Young 24

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 James Young 5

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 James Young 7

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 James Young 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 James Young 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 James Young 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) James Young 0.0 (2017)