Karl Malone vs. Kurt Thomas Comparison

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

Kurt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kurt Thomas: 1995-96 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kurt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kurt Thomas 18

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kurt Thomas 11

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kurt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kurt Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kurt Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kurt Thomas 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kurt Thomas 6.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kurt Thomas 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kurt Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kurt Thomas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kurt Thomas 8,973

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kurt Thomas 7,328

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kurt Thomas 1,204

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kurt Thomas 724

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kurt Thomas 841

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kurt Thomas 1,110

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kurt Thomas .486

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kurt Thomas .281

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kurt Thomas .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kurt Thomas 14.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kurt Thomas 10.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kurt Thomas 2.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kurt Thomas 1.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kurt Thomas 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kurt Thomas 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kurt Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kurt Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kurt Thomas 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kurt Thomas 534

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kurt Thomas 514

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kurt Thomas 64

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kurt Thomas 42

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kurt Thomas 51

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kurt Thomas 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kurt Thomas .463

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kurt Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kurt Thomas .748

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kurt Thomas 14.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kurt Thomas 11.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2001)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2001)