Yi Jianlian vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Yi Jianlian

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yi Jianlian: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Yi Jianlian 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Yi Jianlian 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 4.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2,148 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 1,339 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 192 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 136 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 184 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Yi Jianlian 272 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .404 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .780 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 12.0 (2010) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.2 (2010) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2009) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 (2010) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2010) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Yi Jianlian 1 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2012) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)