Karl Malone vs. Jared McCain Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared McCain and Karl 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.
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.
Karl Malone played 19 years in the NBA, 18 more than Jared McCain, who played 1. Karl Malone had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Jared McCain had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Karl Malone | 19 | 19 | 1985-86 to 2003-04 |
| Jared McCain | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Karl Malone | Jared McCain | |
| Season | 1985-86 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Utah Jazz | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +58 | +4.9 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +4.8 | +6.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -1.8 | -2.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +.036 | +2.2 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +2.6 | +.394 | |
| Jared McCain | 23 | 25.7 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 11.9 | .460 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .383 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .875 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Jared McCain | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Karl Malone played 18 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1987 to 2004—Karl Malone played in 18 Playoffs. In those 18 extra years over Jared McCain, Karl Malone got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 Season MVP 11 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 14 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |