Karl Malone vs. Johnny Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Taylor 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.

Johnny Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Johnny Taylor: 1997-98 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Johnny Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Johnny Taylor 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Johnny Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Johnny Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Johnny Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Johnny Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Johnny Taylor 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Johnny Taylor 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Johnny Taylor 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Johnny Taylor 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Johnny Taylor 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Johnny Taylor 256

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Johnny Taylor 120

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Johnny Taylor 26

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Johnny Taylor 32

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Johnny Taylor 20

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Johnny Taylor 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Johnny Taylor .402

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Johnny Taylor .394

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Johnny Taylor .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Johnny Taylor 5.8 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Johnny Taylor 2.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Johnny Taylor 0.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Johnny Taylor 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Johnny Taylor 0.5 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Johnny Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Johnny Taylor -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Johnny Taylor -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Johnny Taylor -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Johnny Taylor -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Johnny Taylor -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Johnny Taylor -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Johnny Taylor -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Johnny Taylor -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Johnny Taylor -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Johnny Taylor 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Johnny Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Johnny Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Johnny Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Johnny Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Johnny Taylor -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Johnny Taylor -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Johnny Taylor -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Johnny Taylor -