Mark Jackson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Mark Jackson 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

Mark Jackson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Jackson: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mark Jackson 17 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mark Jackson 14 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mark Jackson 1 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Jackson 0 Karl Malone 4

Assists Leader Mark Jackson 1 Karl Malone 0

Rookie of The Year Mark Jackson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 9.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 8.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.2 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 12,489 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 4,963 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mark Jackson 10,334 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mark Jackson 1,608 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 117 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mark Jackson 1,296 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .447 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .332 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .770 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 16.9 (1989) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 4.8 (1988) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 11.4 (1997) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.2 (1995) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 9.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 6.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 1,185 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 477 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mark Jackson 905 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mark Jackson 131 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 8 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mark Jackson 131 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .432 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .345 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .777 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 15.2 (1993) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 5.8 (1993) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 10.1 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.3 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)