Karl Malone vs. Jimmy Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Oliver 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.

Jimmy Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jimmy Oliver: 1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jimmy Oliver 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jimmy Oliver 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jimmy Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jimmy Oliver 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jimmy Oliver 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jimmy Oliver 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jimmy Oliver 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jimmy Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jimmy Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jimmy Oliver 331

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jimmy Oliver 80

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jimmy Oliver 55

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jimmy Oliver 27

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jimmy Oliver 3

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jimmy Oliver 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jimmy Oliver .407

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jimmy Oliver .340

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jimmy Oliver .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jimmy Oliver 5.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jimmy Oliver 2.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jimmy Oliver 1.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jimmy Oliver 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jimmy Oliver 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jimmy Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jimmy Oliver -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jimmy Oliver -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jimmy Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jimmy Oliver -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jimmy Oliver 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jimmy Oliver -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jimmy Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jimmy Oliver -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jimmy Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jimmy Oliver -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jimmy Oliver -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jimmy Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jimmy Oliver -