Jalen Johnson vs. Karl Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl Malone and Jalen Johnson, 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.

Jalen Johnson played 4 years in the NBA, 15 less than Karl Malone, who played 19. Jalen Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25
Karl Malone 19 19 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson Karl Malone
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks 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%
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
difference:+59+25.1+12.5+2.0+5.6+7.7+2.8+1.2+0.4-3.0-3.2+5.2+10.6+.041+0.1+0.6+2.2+4.7+.233
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%
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+2+31.5+21.8+1.5+6.0+7.5+1.0+2.0-1.0-4.5+9.5+16.5+.528+0.5+2.8+6.5
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
Jalen Johnson Karl Malone
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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%
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
difference:+12+19.9+16.1+2.7+3.7+6.4+0.7+0.8+0.2-2.3-2.3+6.6+12.7+.021+0.4+1.4+.288+3.2+5.5+.030
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%
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+1+30.7+15.7+2.7+4.4+7.1+0.1+1.7+0.8-2.6-3.2+5.7+13.6+.003+0.7+1.8+4.9+6.9+.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

Season 3
Jalen Johnson Karl Malone
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
difference:+26+5.3+11.7+2.1+1.2+3.3+1.2+0.2+0.2-2.2-1.2+4.1+7.6+.009+1.3+3.5+.355+4.8+7.0+.028
Karl Malone 82 39.0 27.7 3.4 8.6 12.0 2.4 1.4 0.6 4.0 3.6 10.5 20.1 .520 0.0 0.1 .000 6.7 9.6 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Karl Malone 11 44.9 29.7 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.5 1.2 0.6 3.5 3.2 11.2 23.2 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 7.4 10.2 .723

Season 4
Jalen Johnson Karl Malone
Season 2024-251988-89
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
difference:+44+3.4+10.2+1.5+0.9+0.7+2.3+0.2+0.1-0.7-1.7+2.6+4.4+.019+1.1+3.7+.001+6.2+8.0+.020
Karl Malone 80 39.1 29.1 3.2 7.4 10.7 2.7 1.8 0.9 3.6 3.6 10.1 19.5 .519 0.1 0.2 .313 8.8 11.5 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Karl Malone 3 45.3 30.7 7.3 9.0 16.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 4.3 5.3 11.0 22.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 8.7 10.7 .813

Additional Years

* Karl Malone played 15 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 1990 to 2004—Karl Malone played in 15 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Karl Malone got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 10 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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