Tyus Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Tyus Jones

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyus Jones: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyus Jones 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tyus Jones 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tyus Jones 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tyus Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyus Jones 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tyus Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 7.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 4,420 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 1,178 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tyus Jones 2,593 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tyus Jones 598 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 57 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tyus Jones 601 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .445 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .367 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .813 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 12.0 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 7.3 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.2 (2019) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 5.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 0.9 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 156 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 73 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tyus Jones 90 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tyus Jones 24 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tyus Jones 27 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .365 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .314 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .900 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 9.2 (2022) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 (2022) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.5 (2022) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.3 (2023) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.2 (2022) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)