James Jones vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Jones 3 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons James Jones 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Jones 12 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games James Jones 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Jones 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team James Jones 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 5.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 3,717 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds James Jones 1,276 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists James Jones 366 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals James Jones 226 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks James Jones 218 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games James Jones 709 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .401 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage James Jones .401 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .840 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.3 (2006) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.4 (2006) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2006) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2006) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.7 (2006) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 3.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 548 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds James Jones 231 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists James Jones 44 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals James Jones 37 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks James Jones 37 Karl Malone 135

Total Games James Jones 148 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .404 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage James Jones .387 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .845 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.6 (2009) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.6 (2006) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2005) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2005) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.9 (2006) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)