Karl Malone vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

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

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Etan Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)