Karl Malone vs. Jim Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Neal 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.

Jim Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Neal: 1953-54 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Neal 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Neal 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Neal 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Neal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Neal 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Neal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jim Neal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jim Neal 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim Neal 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Neal 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Neal 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Neal 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Neal - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Neal 350

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Neal 304

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Neal 33

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Neal 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Neal .301

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Neal .601

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Neal 4.7 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Neal 3.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Neal 0.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Neal - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Neal 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Neal 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Neal 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Neal - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Neal 31

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Neal 27

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Neal 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Neal - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Neal 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Neal .371

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Neal .385

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Neal 2.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Neal 2.5 (1954)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Neal 0.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Neal - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Neal - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.