Karl Malone vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)