Karl Malone vs. Marcus Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Thornton 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.

Marcus Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Marcus Thornton: 2009-10 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Marcus Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Marcus Thornton 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Marcus Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Marcus Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Marcus Thornton 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Marcus Thornton 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Marcus Thornton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Marcus Thornton 5,750

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Marcus Thornton 1,348

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Marcus Thornton 676

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Marcus Thornton 405

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Marcus Thornton 61

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Marcus Thornton 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Marcus Thornton .425

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Marcus Thornton .358

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Marcus Thornton .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Marcus Thornton 18.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Marcus Thornton 3.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Marcus Thornton 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Marcus Thornton 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Marcus Thornton 1.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Marcus Thornton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Marcus Thornton 59

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Marcus Thornton 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Marcus Thornton 2

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Marcus Thornton 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Marcus Thornton .389

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Marcus Thornton .238

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Marcus Thornton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Marcus Thornton 5.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)