Karl Malone vs. Jim Smith Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Smith: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Smith 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Smith 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Smith 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jim Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Smith 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Smith 219

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Smith 187

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Smith 46

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Smith 22

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Smith 51

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Smith 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Smith .514

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Smith .461

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Smith 2.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Smith 2.5 (1982)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Smith 0.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Smith 0.3 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Smith 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Smith -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Smith -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Smith -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Smith -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Smith -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Smith -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Smith -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Smith -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Smith -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Smith -