Linton Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Linton Johnson 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

Linton Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Johnson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Linton Johnson 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Linton Johnson 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 3.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 582 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 493 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Linton Johnson 65 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Linton Johnson 84 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 63 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Linton Johnson 151 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .416 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson .305 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson .699 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Linton Johnson 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Linton Johnson 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)