Karl Malone vs. Jalen Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Williams 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.

Jalen Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jalen Williams: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jalen Williams 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jalen Williams 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jalen Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jalen Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jalen Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jalen Williams 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jalen Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jalen Williams 3.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jalen Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jalen Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jalen Williams 2,411

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jalen Williams 619

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jalen Williams 570

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jalen Williams 183

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jalen Williams 80

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jalen Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jalen Williams .532

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jalen Williams .395

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jalen Williams .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jalen Williams 19.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jalen Williams 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jalen Williams 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jalen Williams 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jalen Williams 7.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jalen Williams 5.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jalen Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jalen Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jalen Williams 85

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jalen Williams 29

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jalen Williams 20

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jalen Williams 7

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jalen Williams 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jalen Williams 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jalen Williams .529

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jalen Williams .389

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jalen Williams .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jalen Williams 21.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jalen Williams 7.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jalen Williams 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jalen Williams 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jalen Williams 0.3 (2024)