John Fairchild vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Fairchild: 1965-66 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Fairchild 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Fairchild 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 Fairchild 2.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild 1.5 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Fairchild 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Fairchild 60 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Fairchild 45 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Fairchild 11 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games John Fairchild 30 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Fairchild .258 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage John Fairchild .700 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Fairchild 2.0 (1966) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild 1.5 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Fairchild 0.4 (1966) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Fairchild - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Fairchild - Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Fairchild - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Fairchild - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Fairchild - Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games John Fairchild 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Fairchild - Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage John Fairchild - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Fairchild - 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.