Karl Malone vs. Bob Thornton Comparison

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

Bob Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bob Thornton: 1985-86 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bob Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bob Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bob Thornton 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bob Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bob Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bob Thornton 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bob Thornton 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bob Thornton 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bob Thornton 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bob Thornton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bob Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bob Thornton 844

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bob Thornton 712

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bob Thornton 99

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bob Thornton 74

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bob Thornton 35

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bob Thornton 283

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bob Thornton .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bob Thornton .222

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bob Thornton .558

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bob Thornton 4.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bob Thornton 4.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bob Thornton 0.6 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bob Thornton 0.4 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bob Thornton 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bob Thornton 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bob Thornton 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bob Thornton 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bob Thornton 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bob Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bob Thornton 26

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bob Thornton 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bob Thornton 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bob Thornton 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bob Thornton 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bob Thornton 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bob Thornton .391

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bob Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bob Thornton .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bob Thornton 2.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bob Thornton 1.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bob Thornton 0.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bob Thornton 0.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bob Thornton 0.1 (1990)