Karl Malone vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jaylen Nowell 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jaylen Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jaylen Nowell 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jaylen Nowell 1,815

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jaylen Nowell 445

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jaylen Nowell 380

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jaylen Nowell 99

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jaylen Nowell 34

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jaylen Nowell 205

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jaylen Nowell .442

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jaylen Nowell .316

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jaylen Nowell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jaylen Nowell 2.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jaylen Nowell 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)