Jeff Malone vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Jeff Malone, 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.

Jeff Malone and Joakim Noah both played 13 years in the NBA. Jeff Malone had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 achivements, 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
Jeff Malone 13 8 1983-84 to 1995-96
Joakim Noah 13 8 2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1983-842007-08
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 81 24.4 12.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.4 2.0 5.0 11.3 .444 0.3 0.9 .324 1.8 2.1 .826
Joakim Noah 74 20.7 6.6 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.4 5.0 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 4 17.8 6.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1984-852008-09
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 76 34.4 18.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 8.0 16.0 .499 0.2 0.9 .208 2.8 3.3 .844
Joakim Noah 80 24.2 6.7 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 2.6 4.7 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 4 31.5 16.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 3.5 6.8 14.0 .482 0.3 0.8 .333 2.5 3.3 .769
Joakim Noah 7 38.7 10.1 4.0 9.1 13.1 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 4.4 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .760

Season 3

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1985-862009-10
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 80 37.4 22.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.4 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.3 9.2 19.0 .483 0.0 0.2 .176 4.0 4.6 .868
Joakim Noah 64 30.1 10.7 3.4 7.6 11.0 2.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.1 4.1 8.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 5 39.4 22.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.4 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.6 8.4 20.6 .408 0.0 0.4 .000 5.2 5.8 .897
Joakim Noah 5 37.6 14.8 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947

Season 4

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1986-872010-11
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 80 34.5 22.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.9 8.6 18.9 .457 0.1 0.3 .154 4.7 5.3 .885
Joakim Noah 48 32.8 11.7 3.8 6.6 10.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 3.3 4.4 8.4 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 3 35.0 15.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 3.7 2.7 5.7 15.3 .370 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 3.7 1.000
Joakim Noah 16 33.1 8.7 4.3 5.9 10.2 2.5 1.0 2.1 1.2 3.9 3.2 7.8 .411 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .725

Season 5

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1987-882011-12
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 80 33.2 20.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 8.1 17.0 .476 0.1 0.3 .417 4.2 4.8 .882
Joakim Noah 64 30.4 10.2 3.8 6.0 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 7.7 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 5 39.8 25.6 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8 3.2 10.0 19.4 .515 0.0 0.2 .000 5.6 7.4 .757
Joakim Noah 3 33.0 15.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 6.3 8.7 .731 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.7 .636

Season 6

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1988-892012-13
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 76 31.8 21.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 2.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.0 8.9 18.6 .480 0.0 0.3 .053 3.9 4.5 .871
Joakim Noah 66 36.8 11.9 3.9 7.2 11.1 4.0 1.2 2.1 2.7 2.8 4.6 9.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 12 34.1 10.8 4.3 5.3 9.6 2.3 0.8 2.2 2.0 3.6 4.3 9.9 .437 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .641

Season 7

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1989-902013-14
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 75 34.2 24.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.7 1.5 10.4 21.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .167 3.4 3.9 .877
Joakim Noah 80 35.3 12.6 3.5 7.7 11.3 5.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 3.1 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 5 42.0 10.4 3.0 9.8 12.8 4.6 1.0 1.4 3.8 3.8 4.2 8.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .588

Season 8

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1990-912014-15
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 69 35.7 18.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.9 7.6 15.0 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.3 3.7 .917
Joakim Noah 67 30.6 7.2 3.3 6.4 9.6 4.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 9 39.0 20.7 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.2 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.4 7.9 16.0 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 4.9 5.3 .917
Joakim Noah 12 32.9 5.8 3.8 7.3 11.0 3.2 0.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.7 .350

Season 9

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1991-922015-16
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 81 36.1 20.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.6 8.5 16.7 .511 0.0 0.1 .083 3.2 3.5 .898
Joakim Noah 29 21.9 4.3 3.0 5.8 8.8 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 4.6 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .489
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 16 38.1 20.7 0.8 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.1 8.4 17.2 .487 0.1 0.2 .333 3.9 4.5 .861
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 79 32.4 18.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 1.5 7.5 15.3 .494 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 3.5 .852
Joakim Noah 46 22.1 5.0 3.5 5.2 8.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 5 30.0 13.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 5.8 13.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.6 .692
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 77 33.2 16.4 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.6 6.8 14.0 .486 0.1 0.2 .583 2.7 3.2 .830
Joakim Noah 7 5.7 1.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 19 34.7 18.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 1.8 7.6 14.9 .507 0.6 1.5 .393 2.7 3.1 .864
Joakim Noah 42 16.5 7.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.3 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jeff Malone Joakim Noah
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Miami HeatLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone 32 15.9 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.8 2.4 6.0 .394 0.2 0.5 .313 0.9 1.0 .906
Joakim Noah 5 10.0 2.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.8 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Joakim Noah 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -