Karl Malone vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 John Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 John Paxson 44

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 John Paxson 3

Total Games Karl Malone 193 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)