Karl Malone vs. Matt Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt 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.

Matt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Matt Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Matt Thomas 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Matt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Matt Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Matt Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Matt Thomas 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Matt Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Matt Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Matt Thomas 502

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Matt Thomas 155

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Matt Thomas 61

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Matt Thomas 22

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Matt Thomas 4

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Matt Thomas 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Matt Thomas .433

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Matt Thomas .404

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Matt Thomas .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Matt Thomas 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Matt Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Matt Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Matt Thomas 31

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Matt Thomas 15

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Matt Thomas 7

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Matt Thomas 1

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Matt Thomas 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Matt Thomas 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Matt Thomas .565

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Matt Thomas .417

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Matt Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)