Tom Copa vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Copa: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Copa 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa 48 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Copa 36 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Copa 3 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Copa 2 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Copa 6 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Copa 33 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa .550 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa .308 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 (1992) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 (1992) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 (1992) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Copa - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Copa - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Copa - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Copa - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Copa 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)