Karl Malone vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)