Karl Malone vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)