Karl Malone vs. Jim Ware Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Ware 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Ware 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim Ware 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 Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Ware 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Ware 13

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Ware .284

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Ware 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Ware 0

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Ware .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

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

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