Karl Malone vs. Lance Thomas Comparison

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

Lance Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Lance Thomas: 2011-12 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Lance Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Lance Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Lance Thomas 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Lance Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Lance Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Lance Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Lance Thomas 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Lance Thomas 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Lance Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Lance Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Lance Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Lance Thomas 2,050

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Lance Thomas 1,021

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Lance Thomas 266

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Lance Thomas 148

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Lance Thomas 55

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Lance Thomas 399

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Lance Thomas .416

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Lance Thomas .381

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Lance Thomas .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Lance Thomas 8.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Lance Thomas 3.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Lance Thomas 1.1 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Lance Thomas 0.6 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Lance Thomas 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Lance Thomas 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Lance Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Lance Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Lance Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Lance Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Lance Thomas 4

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Lance Thomas 3

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Lance Thomas 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Lance Thomas 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Lance Thomas 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Lance Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Lance Thomas .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Lance Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Lance Thomas 1.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Lance Thomas 1.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Lance Thomas 0.3 (2020)