Karl Malone vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jonas Valanciunas 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jonas Valanciunas 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jonas Valanciunas 10.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jonas Valanciunas 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jonas Valanciunas 706

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jonas Valanciunas 541

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jonas Valanciunas 60

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jonas Valanciunas 25

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jonas Valanciunas 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jonas Valanciunas .549

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jonas Valanciunas .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jonas Valanciunas .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)