Tom Hawkins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hawkins: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hawkins 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Hawkins 10 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Hawkins 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hawkins 0 * Karl Malone 3

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

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 8.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 6.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 6,672 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 4,607 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 871 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Hawkins 764 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .447 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .570 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1968) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 7.3 (1966) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.5 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 8.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 5.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 767 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 537 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 106 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Hawkins 96 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .459 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .617 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1961) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 9.3 (1964) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 3.3 (1967) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.