Tom Kropp vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Kropp: 1975-76 to 1976-77
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Kropp 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Kropp 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kropp 2.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kropp 0.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Kropp 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Kropp 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kropp 193 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Kropp 62 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Kropp 47 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Kropp 20 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Kropp 1 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Kropp 78 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kropp .440 Karl Malone .516

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kropp .702 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kropp 3.3 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kropp 0.9 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Kropp 0.7 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Kropp 0.3 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kropp 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kropp 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Kropp 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Kropp 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kropp 1.000 Karl Malone .463

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kropp - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kropp 2.0 (1976) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.