Nick Johnson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nick Johnson 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

Nick Johnson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Johnson: 2014-15 to 2014-15
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nick Johnson 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nick Johnson 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 2.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 1.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Johnson 74 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nick Johnson 39 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nick Johnson 11 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nick Johnson 7 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nick Johnson 3 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nick Johnson 28 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Johnson .347 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nick Johnson .238 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nick Johnson .680 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 2.6 (2015) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 1.4 (2015) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.3 (2015) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 (2015) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 1.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Johnson 12 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nick Johnson 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nick Johnson 4 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nick Johnson 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nick Johnson 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nick Johnson 9 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Johnson .235 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nick Johnson .143 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nick Johnson 1.000 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 1.3 (2015) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.0 (2015) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 (2015) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)