Karl Malone vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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 Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 John Salley 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 John Salley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 John Salley 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 John Salley 916

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 John Salley 451

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 John Salley 983

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 John Salley 588

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 John Salley 104

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 John Salley 49

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 John Salley 159

Total Games Karl Malone 193 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) John Salley 2.8 (1992)