Karl Malone vs. Jason Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Thompson 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.

Jason Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jason Thompson: 2008-09 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jason Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jason Thompson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jason Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jason Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jason Thompson 6.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jason Thompson 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jason Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jason Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jason Thompson 5,210

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jason Thompson 3,880

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jason Thompson 635

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jason Thompson 283

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jason Thompson 414

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jason Thompson 588

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jason Thompson .496

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jason Thompson .143

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jason Thompson .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jason Thompson 12.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jason Thompson 8.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jason Thompson 1.7 (2010)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jason Thompson 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jason Thompson 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jason Thompson 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jason Thompson 1.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jason Thompson 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jason Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jason Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jason Thompson 8

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jason Thompson 11

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jason Thompson 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jason Thompson 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jason Thompson 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jason Thompson 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jason Thompson .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jason Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jason Thompson .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jason Thompson 0.8 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jason Thompson 1.1 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jason Thompson 0.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)