Karl Malone vs. John Salmons Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 John Salmons 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 John Salmons 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 John Salmons 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 John Salmons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 John Salmons 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 John Salmons 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 John Salmons 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 John Salmons 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 John Salmons 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 John Salmons 8,292

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 John Salmons 2,603

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 John Salmons 2,183

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 John Salmons 756

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 John Salmons 239

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 John Salmons 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 John Salmons .431

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 John Salmons .366

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 John Salmons .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) John Salmons 18.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) John Salmons 4.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) John Salmons 3.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) John Salmons 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) John Salmons 0.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 John Salmons 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 John Salmons 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 John Salmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 John Salmons 259

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 John Salmons 66

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 John Salmons 50

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 John Salmons 21

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 John Salmons 11

Total Games Karl Malone 193 John Salmons 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 John Salmons .393

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 John Salmons .243

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 John Salmons .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) John Salmons 18.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) John Salmons 4.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) John Salmons 4.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) John Salmons 1.4 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) John Salmons 1.0 (2009)