Karl Malone vs. Jim Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ray 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 Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Ray: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Ray 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Ray 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Ray 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Ray 0

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

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Ray 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Ray 0.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Ray 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Ray 9

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Ray 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Ray 5

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Ray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Ray .176

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Ray .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Ray 1.8 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Ray 1.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Ray 0.8 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Ray -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Ray -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Ray -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Ray -

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Ray 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Ray -

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Ray -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Ray -

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

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Ray - 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.