Karl Malone vs. Isaiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isaiah 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.

Isaiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Isaiah Thomas: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Isaiah Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Isaiah Thomas 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Isaiah Thomas 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Isaiah Thomas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Isaiah Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Isaiah Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Isaiah Thomas 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Isaiah Thomas 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Isaiah Thomas 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Isaiah Thomas 4.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Isaiah Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Isaiah Thomas 9,723

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Isaiah Thomas 1,321

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Isaiah Thomas 2,641

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Isaiah Thomas 472

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Isaiah Thomas 61

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Isaiah Thomas 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Isaiah Thomas .434

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Isaiah Thomas .363

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Isaiah Thomas .872

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Isaiah Thomas 28.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Isaiah Thomas 3.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Isaiah Thomas 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Isaiah Thomas 1.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Isaiah Thomas 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Isaiah Thomas 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Isaiah Thomas 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Isaiah Thomas 6.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Isaiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Isaiah Thomas 564

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Isaiah Thomas 77

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Isaiah Thomas 158

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Isaiah Thomas 20

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Isaiah Thomas 7

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Isaiah Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Isaiah Thomas .404

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Isaiah Thomas .301

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Isaiah Thomas .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Isaiah Thomas 24.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Isaiah Thomas 3.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Isaiah Thomas 7.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Isaiah Thomas 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Isaiah Thomas 0.8 (2016)