Karl Malone vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Al Thornton -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Al Thornton -