Karl Malone vs. Jan Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jan Van Breda Kolff 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.

Jan Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jan Van Breda Kolff: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2,596

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1,778

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jan Van Breda Kolff 815

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jan Van Breda Kolff 363

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jan Van Breda Kolff 329

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jan Van Breda Kolff 434

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jan Van Breda Kolff .439

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jan Van Breda Kolff .300 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jan Van Breda Kolff .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.9 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jan Van Breda Kolff 21

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jan Van Breda Kolff 23

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jan Van Breda Kolff .381

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jan Van Breda Kolff - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jan Van Breda Kolff .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.5 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.