Karl Malone vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Tucker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Tucker 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim Tucker 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 Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Tucker 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Tucker 52

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Tucker .349

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Tucker 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Tucker 3

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Tucker .344

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

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

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