Karl Malone vs. Jimmy Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Walker 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.

Jimmy Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jimmy Walker: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jimmy Walker 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jimmy Walker 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jimmy Walker 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jimmy Walker 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jimmy Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jimmy Walker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jimmy Walker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jimmy Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jimmy Walker 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jimmy Walker 2.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jimmy Walker 3.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jimmy Walker 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jimmy Walker 11,655

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jimmy Walker 1,860

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jimmy Walker 2,429

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jimmy Walker 253 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jimmy Walker 36 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jimmy Walker 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jimmy Walker .461

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jimmy Walker .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jimmy Walker 21.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jimmy Walker 3.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jimmy Walker 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jimmy Walker 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jimmy Walker 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jimmy Walker 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jimmy Walker 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jimmy Walker 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jimmy Walker 168

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jimmy Walker 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jimmy Walker 26

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jimmy Walker 5 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jimmy Walker 1 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jimmy Walker 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jimmy Walker .464

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jimmy Walker .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jimmy Walker 15.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jimmy Walker 1.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jimmy Walker 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jimmy Walker 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1975) *

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.