Karl Malone vs. Jim McMillian Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim McMillian 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.

Jim McMillian

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim McMillian: 1970-71 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim McMillian 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim McMillian 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim McMillian 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim McMillian 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim McMillian 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim McMillian 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jim McMillian 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jim McMillian 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim McMillian 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim McMillian 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim McMillian 5.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim McMillian 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim McMillian 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim McMillian 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim McMillian 8,736

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim McMillian 3,319

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim McMillian 1,557

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim McMillian 435 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim McMillian 80 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim McMillian 631

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim McMillian .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim McMillian - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim McMillian .832

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim McMillian 18.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim McMillian 7.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim McMillian 3.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim McMillian 1.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim McMillian 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim McMillian 16.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim McMillian 5.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim McMillian 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim McMillian 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim McMillian 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim McMillian 1,194

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim McMillian 377

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim McMillian 137

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim McMillian 36 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim McMillian 7 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim McMillian 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim McMillian .451

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim McMillian - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim McMillian .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim McMillian 20.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim McMillian 8.8 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim McMillian 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim McMillian 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim McMillian 0.4 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.