John Barber vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Barber 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barber 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Barber 0 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Barber 5 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Barber - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Barber - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Barber 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.