Jim Barnes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

Jim Barnes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Barnes: 1964-65 to 1970-71
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Barnes 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Barnes 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Barnes 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Barnes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Barnes 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Barnes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Barnes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Barnes 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Barnes 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 8.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 6.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnes 3,997 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Barnes 2,939 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Barnes 377 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Barnes 454 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnes .429 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnes .684 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 15.5 (1965) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 10.3 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 1.3 (1966) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 5.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 5.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnes 64 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Barnes 61 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Barnes 6 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Barnes 11 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnes .413 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnes .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 13.0 (1966) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 9.3 (1966) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 1.0 (1966) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - 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.