Karl Malone vs. Tyrus Thomas Comparison

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

Tyrus Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tyrus Thomas: 2006-07 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tyrus Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tyrus Thomas 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tyrus Thomas 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tyrus Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tyrus Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tyrus Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tyrus Thomas 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tyrus Thomas 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tyrus Thomas 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tyrus Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tyrus Thomas 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tyrus Thomas 3,093

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tyrus Thomas 1,938

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tyrus Thomas 347

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tyrus Thomas 328

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tyrus Thomas 525

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tyrus Thomas 402

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tyrus Thomas .438

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tyrus Thomas .235

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tyrus Thomas .732

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tyrus Thomas 10.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tyrus Thomas 6.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tyrus Thomas 1.2 (2008)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tyrus Thomas 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tyrus Thomas 1.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tyrus Thomas 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tyrus Thomas 4.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tyrus Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tyrus Thomas 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tyrus Thomas 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tyrus Thomas 153

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tyrus Thomas 100

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tyrus Thomas 14

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tyrus Thomas 19

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tyrus Thomas 27

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tyrus Thomas 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tyrus Thomas .457

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tyrus Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tyrus Thomas .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tyrus Thomas 9.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tyrus Thomas 6.3 (2009)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tyrus Thomas 0.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tyrus Thomas 1.0 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tyrus Thomas 2.9 (2009)