Jonathan Bender vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)