Karl Malone vs. Tim Thomas Comparison

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

Tim Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tim Thomas: 1997-98 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tim Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tim Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tim Thomas 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tim Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tim Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tim Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tim Thomas 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tim Thomas 4.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tim Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tim Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tim Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tim Thomas 9,454

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tim Thomas 3,379

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tim Thomas 1,272

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tim Thomas 609

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tim Thomas 300

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tim Thomas 824

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tim Thomas .437

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tim Thomas .369

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tim Thomas .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tim Thomas 14.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tim Thomas 5.1 (2008)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tim Thomas 2.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tim Thomas 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tim Thomas 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tim Thomas 5.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tim Thomas 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tim Thomas 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tim Thomas 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tim Thomas 731

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tim Thomas 280

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tim Thomas 76

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tim Thomas 32

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tim Thomas 29

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tim Thomas 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tim Thomas .468

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tim Thomas .436

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tim Thomas .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tim Thomas 17.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tim Thomas 6.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tim Thomas 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tim Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2003)