Tom LaGarde vs. Karl Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom LaGarde 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom LaGarde 0 Karl Malone 11

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (1978) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.