Tom Boerwinkle vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tom Boerwinkle 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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boerwinkle 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.