John Lucas vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games John Lucas 928 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Karl Malone 135

Total Games John Lucas 45 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.