James Bailey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Bailey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team James Bailey 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games James Bailey 595 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Karl Malone 135

Total Games James Bailey 14 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)