Karl Malone vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Tom Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Tom Owens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tom Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tom Owens 259

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Owens 82

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tom Owens 10

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.