Jim Barnett vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Barnett: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Barnett 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Barnett 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Barnett 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Barnett 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Barnett 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Barnett 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Barnett 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 Barnett 11.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 3.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 3.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnett 8,536 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Barnett 2,259 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Barnett 2,232 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Barnett 131 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Barnett 30 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Barnett 732 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnett .435 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnett .797 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 18.5 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 4.8 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 4.2 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.7 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.2 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 10.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 2.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 2.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnett 321 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Barnett 74 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Barnett 78 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Barnett 1 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Barnett 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Barnett 30 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnett .419 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnett .807 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 21.6 (1972) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 4.0 (1972) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 5.2 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.