Karl Malone vs. James Michael McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Michael McAdoo 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.

James Michael McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
J. McAdoo: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 J. McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 J. McAdoo 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 J. McAdoo 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 J. McAdoo 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 J. McAdoo 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 J. McAdoo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 J. McAdoo 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 J. McAdoo 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 J. McAdoo 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 J. McAdoo 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 J. McAdoo 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 J. McAdoo 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 J. McAdoo 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 J. McAdoo 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 J. McAdoo 334

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 J. McAdoo 188

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 J. McAdoo 37

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 J. McAdoo 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 J. McAdoo 47

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 J. McAdoo 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 J. McAdoo .528

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 J. McAdoo .294

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 J. McAdoo .534

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) J. McAdoo 4.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) J. McAdoo 2.5 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) J. McAdoo 0.4 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) J. McAdoo 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) J. McAdoo 0.6 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 J. McAdoo 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 J. McAdoo 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 J. McAdoo 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 J. McAdoo 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 J. McAdoo 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 J. McAdoo 33

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 J. McAdoo 25

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 J. McAdoo 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 J. McAdoo 5

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 J. McAdoo 5

Total Games Karl Malone 193 J. McAdoo 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 J. McAdoo .542

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 J. McAdoo .400

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 J. McAdoo .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) J. McAdoo 1.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) J. McAdoo 1.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) J. McAdoo 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) J. McAdoo 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) J. McAdoo 0.3 (2016)