Nikola Jovic vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Nikola Jovic 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

Nikola Jovic

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jovic: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jovic 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Nikola Jovic 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jovic 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.7 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 434 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 223 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 100 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 32 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 16 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Nikola Jovic 61 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .443 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .369 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .773 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.7 (2024) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.2 (2024) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.0 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 (2024) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 (2024) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.9 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 49 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 38 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 11 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 5 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 3 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Nikola Jovic 12 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .425 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .375 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .857 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 9.4 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 6.6 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.2 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.6 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)