Karl Malone vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)