James Donaldson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Karl Malone 135

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)