John Henson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Henson: 2012-13 to 2019-20
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Henson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Henson 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Henson 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Henson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Henson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Henson 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Henson 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 7.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 3,383 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Henson 2,368 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Henson 496 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Henson 211 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Henson 642 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Henson 445 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .540 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Henson .250 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .568 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 11.1 (2014) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 7.1 (2014) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.6 (2014) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 (2020) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Henson 2.0 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 5.8 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Henson 0.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 81 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Henson 72 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Henson 10 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Henson 8 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Henson 17 Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Henson 14 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .536 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Henson .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .412 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 9.5 (2018) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 8.0 (2015) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Henson 2.5 (2018) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.8 (2015) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Henson 3.5 (2018) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)