Karl Malone vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jack Nichols 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jack Nichols 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.