George Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team George Johnson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Karl Malone 4

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Karl Malone 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games George Johnson 904 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games George Johnson 59 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.