Popeye Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Popeye Jones

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Popeye Jones: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Popeye Jones 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 7.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 7.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones 3,726 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones 3,981 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Popeye Jones 696 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Popeye Jones 300 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Popeye Jones 161 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Popeye Jones 535 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones .447 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones .281 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones .751 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 11.3 (1996) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 10.8 (1996) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 2.0 (1995) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.8 (1996) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.5 (1997) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Popeye Jones 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)