Ollie Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Ollie Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ollie Johnson: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ollie Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Ollie Johnson 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Ollie Johnson 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Ollie Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ollie Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Ollie Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 7.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 5,341 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 2,280 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 1,212 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 455 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 224 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Ollie Johnson 690 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .496 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Ollie Johnson .150 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson .827 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.1 (1976) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 5.3 (1973) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 2.6 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.5 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 4.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 78 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 31 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 10 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 10 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 6 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Ollie Johnson 16 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .429 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Ollie Johnson .000 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.7 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.8 (1975) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.2 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.