Karl Malone vs. Carl Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Thomas and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Carl Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Carl Thomas: 1991-92 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Carl Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Carl Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Carl Thomas 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Carl Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Carl Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Carl Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Carl Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Carl Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Carl Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Carl Thomas 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Carl Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Carl Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Carl Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Carl Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Carl Thomas 181

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Carl Thomas 60

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Carl Thomas 28

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Carl Thomas 24

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Carl Thomas 8

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Carl Thomas 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Carl Thomas .398

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Carl Thomas .315

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Carl Thomas .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Carl Thomas 12.0 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Carl Thomas 1.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Carl Thomas 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Carl Thomas 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Carl Thomas 0.2 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Carl Thomas 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Carl Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Carl Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Carl Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Carl Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Carl Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Carl Thomas 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Carl Thomas 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Carl Thomas 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Carl Thomas 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Carl Thomas 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Carl Thomas .000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Carl Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Carl Thomas .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Carl Thomas 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Carl Thomas 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998)