Trevor Ariza vs. Jeff Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Malone and Trevor Ariza, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jeff Malone, who played 13. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Jeff Malone had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Jeff Malone 13 8 1983-84 to 1995-96

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2004-051983-84
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
Jeff Malone 81 24.4 12.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.4 2.0 5.0 11.3 .444 0.3 0.9 .324 1.8 2.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone 4 17.8 6.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2005-061984-85
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
Jeff Malone 76 34.4 18.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 8.0 16.0 .499 0.2 0.9 .208 2.8 3.3 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone 4 31.5 16.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 3.5 6.8 14.0 .482 0.3 0.8 .333 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 3

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2006-071985-86
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
Jeff Malone 80 37.4 22.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.4 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.3 9.2 19.0 .483 0.0 0.2 .176 4.0 4.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Jeff Malone 5 39.4 22.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.4 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.6 8.4 20.6 .408 0.0 0.4 .000 5.2 5.8 .897

Season 4

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2007-081986-87
Team Orlando Magic, Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 35 15.6 5.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.9 .507 0.1 0.5 .278 1.4 2.1 .653
Jeff Malone 80 34.5 22.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.9 8.6 18.9 .457 0.1 0.3 .154 4.7 5.3 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 8 5.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 .583 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.5 .500
Jeff Malone 3 35.0 15.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 3.7 2.7 5.7 15.3 .370 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 3.7 1.000

Season 5

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2008-091987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 82 24.4 8.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.3 7.3 .460 0.7 2.3 .319 1.5 2.1 .710
Jeff Malone 80 33.2 20.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 8.1 17.0 .476 0.1 0.3 .417 4.2 4.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 23 31.4 11.3 1.0 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.7 3.2 4.0 8.0 .497 1.7 3.7 .476 1.6 2.8 .563
Jeff Malone 5 39.8 25.6 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8 3.2 10.0 19.4 .515 0.0 0.2 .000 5.6 7.4 .757

Season 6

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2009-101988-89
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 72 36.5 14.9 1.1 4.5 5.6 3.8 1.8 0.6 2.2 2.3 5.5 13.9 .394 1.9 5.7 .334 2.1 3.2 .649
Jeff Malone 76 31.8 21.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 2.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.0 8.9 18.6 .480 0.0 0.3 .053 3.9 4.5 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2010-111989-90
Team New Orleans HornetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 75 34.7 11.0 0.8 4.6 5.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 10.2 .398 1.1 3.6 .303 1.8 2.6 .701
Jeff Malone 75 34.2 24.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.7 1.5 10.4 21.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .167 3.4 3.9 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 6 40.2 15.5 1.2 5.3 6.5 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 5.8 14.2 .412 1.2 3.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .727
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2011-121990-91
Team New Orleans HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 41 32.9 10.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 3.3 1.7 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.1 9.8 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 1.9 2.5 .775
Jeff Malone 69 35.7 18.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.9 7.6 15.0 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.3 3.7 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone 9 39.0 20.7 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.2 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.4 7.9 16.0 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 4.9 5.3 .917

Season 9

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2012-131991-92
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 56 26.3 9.5 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.0 1.3 0.4 1.5 1.3 3.4 8.1 .417 1.4 3.7 .364 1.4 1.7 .821
Jeff Malone 81 36.1 20.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.6 8.5 16.7 .511 0.0 0.1 .083 3.2 3.5 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone 16 38.1 20.7 0.8 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.1 8.4 17.2 .487 0.1 0.2 .333 3.9 4.5 .861

Season 10

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2013-141992-93
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 77 35.4 14.4 1.3 4.9 6.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.7 2.3 5.1 11.1 .456 2.3 5.7 .407 1.9 2.5 .772
Jeff Malone 79 32.4 18.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 1.5 7.5 15.3 .494 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 3.5 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 11 37.0 13.6 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.7 1.5 0.4 1.3 2.4 4.7 9.8 .481 2.3 5.1 .446 1.9 2.5 .778
Jeff Malone 5 30.0 13.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 5.8 13.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 11

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2014-151993-94
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 82 35.7 12.8 0.9 4.7 5.6 2.5 1.9 0.2 1.7 2.3 4.5 11.1 .402 2.4 6.8 .350 1.5 1.7 .853
Jeff Malone 77 33.2 16.4 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.6 6.8 14.0 .486 0.1 0.2 .583 2.7 3.2 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 17 38.5 13.2 1.1 5.4 6.4 2.6 1.8 0.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 10.4 .426 2.1 5.6 .375 2.2 2.5 .905
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2015-161994-95
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 81 35.3 12.7 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.3 2.0 0.3 1.4 2.2 4.4 10.6 .416 2.3 6.2 .371 1.6 2.0 .783
Jeff Malone 19 34.7 18.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 1.8 7.6 14.9 .507 0.6 1.5 .393 2.7 3.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 5 36.2 6.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.8 2.6 0.2 2.4 3.2 2.6 10.2 .255 0.8 5.6 .143 0.6 0.8 .750
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2016-171995-96
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 80 34.7 11.7 0.7 5.1 5.7 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.7 4.1 10.0 .409 2.4 6.9 .344 1.2 1.6 .738
Jeff Malone 32 15.9 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.8 2.4 6.0 .394 0.2 0.5 .313 0.9 1.0 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 11 37.5 10.7 0.7 4.4 5.1 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.8 2.3 3.7 8.8 .423 2.1 5.5 .377 1.2 1.3 .929
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2017-18-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 67 33.9 11.7 0.5 3.9 4.4 1.6 1.5 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.0 9.7 .412 2.5 6.9 .368 1.1 1.3 .854
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 17 34.2 8.8 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.1 0.6 2.6 2.9 8.2 .360 1.5 5.4 .286 1.4 1.8 .742
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 69 34.0 12.5 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.7 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.9 4.3 10.7 .399 2.1 6.3 .334 1.9 2.4 .793
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 53 28.2 8.0 0.6 4.0 4.6 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.7 6.1 .438 1.5 3.9 .372 1.2 1.4 .838
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 30 28.0 9.4 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.3 8.0 .411 1.7 4.8 .350 1.1 1.5 .773
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 4 24.0 4.8 0.5 5.3 5.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.8 1.8 5.8 .304 1.3 4.3 .294 0.0 0.0 -
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Trevor Ariza Jeff Malone
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 24 19.3 4.0 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 4.1 .333 0.8 3.1 .270 0.4 0.8 .556
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Jeff Malone ------- --- ----------