Karl Malone vs. Jim Spanarkel Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Spanarkel 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Spanarkel 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Spanarkel 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Spanarkel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Spanarkel 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Spanarkel 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Spanarkel 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Spanarkel 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Spanarkel 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Spanarkel 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Spanarkel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Spanarkel 2,505

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Spanarkel 652

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Spanarkel 572

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Spanarkel 248

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Spanarkel 38

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Spanarkel 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Spanarkel .470

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Spanarkel .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Spanarkel .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Spanarkel 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Spanarkel 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Spanarkel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Spanarkel .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Spanarkel -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Spanarkel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)