Jim Davis vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Davis 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Davis 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Davis 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Davis 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Davis 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Davis 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Davis 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 Davis 6.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 5.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.4 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Jim Davis 3,109 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Davis 739 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Davis 89 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Davis 66 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Davis 597 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Davis .461 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Davis .674 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Davis 13.6 (1970) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 9.7 (1970) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 2.9 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Davis 4.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 2.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.3 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Davis 142 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Davis 92 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Davis 16 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Davis 3 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Davis 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Davis 33 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Davis .430 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Davis .698 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Davis 11.2 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Davis 4.4 (1971) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Davis 0.8 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) * 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.