Gene James vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene James 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Gene James 95 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Gene James 88 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Gene James 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Gene James 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.