Karl Malone vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White 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.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jo Jo White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jo Jo White 0.4 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.