Karl Malone vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.