Tommy Byrnes vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.