Karl Malone vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Bill Thieben 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.