Karl Malone vs. Johnny McCarthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny McCarthy 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.

Johnny McCarthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Johnny McCarthy 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Johnny McCarthy 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Johnny McCarthy 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Johnny McCarthy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Johnny McCarthy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Johnny McCarthy 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 Johnny McCarthy 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Johnny McCarthy 3.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Johnny McCarthy 2,450

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Johnny McCarthy 1,145

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Johnny McCarthy 1,184

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Johnny McCarthy 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Johnny McCarthy .353

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Johnny McCarthy .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Johnny McCarthy 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Johnny McCarthy 4.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Johnny McCarthy 159

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Johnny McCarthy 96

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Johnny McCarthy 132

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Johnny McCarthy 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Johnny McCarthy .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Johnny McCarthy .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Johnny McCarthy - 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.