James Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

James Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Johnson: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons James Johnson 15 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Johnson 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games James Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team James Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 7.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 3.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game James Johnson 2.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 5,822 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds James Johnson 2,710 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists James Johnson 1,606 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals James Johnson 581 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks James Johnson 653 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games James Johnson 774 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .474 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .300 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .678 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.8 (2017) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 4.9 (2017) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 3.8 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.1 (2012) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.4 (2012) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 4.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 2.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game James Johnson 1.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 115 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds James Johnson 54 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists James Johnson 32 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals James Johnson 10 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks James Johnson 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games James Johnson 24 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .467 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .464 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .545 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.4 (2018) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 6.0 (2018) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 4.8 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)