Karl Malone vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

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

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Klay Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Klay Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Klay Thompson 2

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)