Karl Malone vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Tolbert 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Tolbert 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tom Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)