Karl Malone vs. Thabo Sefolosha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thabo Sefolosha 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.

Thabo Sefolosha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Thabo Sefolosha: 2006-07 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Thabo Sefolosha 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Thabo Sefolosha 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Thabo Sefolosha 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Thabo Sefolosha 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Thabo Sefolosha 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Thabo Sefolosha 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Thabo Sefolosha 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Thabo Sefolosha 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Thabo Sefolosha 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Thabo Sefolosha 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Thabo Sefolosha 4,994

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Thabo Sefolosha 3,252

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Thabo Sefolosha 1,196

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Thabo Sefolosha 935

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Thabo Sefolosha 366

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Thabo Sefolosha 869

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Thabo Sefolosha .449

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Thabo Sefolosha .349

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Thabo Sefolosha .732

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Thabo Sefolosha 8.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Thabo Sefolosha 4.7 (2010)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Thabo Sefolosha 1.9 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Thabo Sefolosha 1.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Thabo Sefolosha 0.7 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Thabo Sefolosha 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Thabo Sefolosha 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Thabo Sefolosha 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Thabo Sefolosha 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Thabo Sefolosha 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Thabo Sefolosha 426

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Thabo Sefolosha 270

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Thabo Sefolosha 104

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Thabo Sefolosha 85

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Thabo Sefolosha 31

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Thabo Sefolosha 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Thabo Sefolosha .396

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Thabo Sefolosha .283

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Thabo Sefolosha .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Thabo Sefolosha 5.9 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Thabo Sefolosha 4.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Thabo Sefolosha 2.1 (2013)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Thabo Sefolosha 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Thabo Sefolosha 1.0 (2010)