Tom King vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom King 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom King 1 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom King 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom King 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom King 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom King 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom King 5.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom King 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom King 295 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom King 32 Karl Malone 5,248

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

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

Total Games Tom King 58 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom King .237 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom King .631 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom King 5.1 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom King 0.6 (1947) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom King - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom King - Karl Malone 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom King - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom King - Karl Malone 610

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

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

Total Games Tom King 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom King - Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom King - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Tom King - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.