Jim Farmer vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 5.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 4 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)