Thurl Bailey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)