Tom Gola vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tom Gola 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

Tom Gola

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Gola 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.