Jaime Jaquez Jr. vs. Karl Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl Malone and Jaime Jaquez Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. played 2 years in the NBA, 17 less than Karl Malone, who played 19. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Karl Malone had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2 2 2023-24 to 2024-25
Karl Malone 19 19 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Karl Malone
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 75 28.2 11.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.6 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 4.5 9.3 .489 0.9 2.7 .322 1.9 2.3 .811
difference:+6+2.4+3.0+1.0+4.0+5.1+0.3+0.3+0.2-1.9-1.4+1.7+3.2+.007+0.9+2.7+0.5+2.7+.330
Karl Malone 81 30.6 14.9 2.1 6.7 8.9 2.9 1.3 0.5 3.4 3.6 6.2 12.5 .496 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 5.0 .481
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4 30.8 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.5 5.3 13.0 .404 0.8 3.3 .231 1.5 1.8 .857
difference:+5.2+9.0+1.0+3.2+4.2+2.0+1.2+0.5-0.3-3.0+4.2+5.0+.124+0.8+3.3+1.3+4.7+.434
Karl Malone 4 36.0 21.8 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 9.5 18.0 .528 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 6.5 .423

Season 2
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Karl Malone
Season 2024-251986-87
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 66 20.7 8.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.2 3.2 7.0 .461 0.6 1.8 .311 1.6 2.2 .754
difference:+16+14.1+13.1+2.1+3.9+6.0+0.6+0.4+0.5-1.4-2.7+5.7+10.3+.051+0.6+1.7+.311+2.3+4.4+.156
Karl Malone 82 34.8 21.7 3.4 7.0 10.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 2.9 3.9 8.9 17.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 6.6 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
difference:+2+33.7+18.7+2.0+6.3+8.3+0.9+2.2+0.8-3.1-3.7+7.1+15.6+.253+0.7+4.5+6.5+.278
Karl Malone 5 40.0 20.0 3.0 6.6 9.6 1.2 2.2 0.8 3.4 4.0 7.4 17.6 .420 0.0 0.0 - 5.2 7.2 .722

Additional Years

* Karl Malone played 17 seasons more than Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 1988 to 2004—Karl Malone played in 17 Playoffs.

In those 17 extra years over Jaime Jaquez Jr., Karl Malone got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 11 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 14 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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