Karl Malone vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.