Karl Malone vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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 Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Patterson 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tom Patterson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.