Jack Garfinkel vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jack Garfinkel 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

Jack Garfinkel

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Garfinkel: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Garfinkel 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jack Garfinkel 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jack Garfinkel 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jack Garfinkel 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Garfinkel 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jack Garfinkel 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Garfinkel 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Garfinkel 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Garfinkel 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 Jack Garfinkel 5.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jack Garfinkel 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Garfinkel 476 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jack Garfinkel 134 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jack Garfinkel 92 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Garfinkel .275 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jack Garfinkel .705 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Garfinkel 6.1 (1948) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jack Garfinkel 1.9 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Garfinkel 7.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jack Garfinkel 2.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Garfinkel 22 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jack Garfinkel 7 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jack Garfinkel 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Garfinkel .304 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jack Garfinkel .800 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Garfinkel 7.3 (1948) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jack Garfinkel 2.3 (1948) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jack Garfinkel - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.