Karl Malone vs. Jim Thomas Comparison

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

Jim Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Thomas: 1983-84 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Thomas 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Thomas 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Thomas 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Thomas 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Thomas 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Thomas 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Thomas 1,355

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Thomas 418

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Thomas 377

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Thomas 142

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Thomas 12

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Thomas 161

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Thomas .471

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Thomas .170

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Thomas .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Thomas 11.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Thomas 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Thomas 2.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Thomas 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Thomas 0.2 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Thomas -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Thomas -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Thomas -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Thomas -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Thomas -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Thomas -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Thomas -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Thomas -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Thomas -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Thomas -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Thomas -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Thomas -