Karl Malone vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Isiah Thomas 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Isiah Thomas 5

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

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

Assists Leader Karl Malone 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)