Karl Malone vs. James Thomas Comparison

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

James Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
James Thomas: 2004-05 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 James Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 James Thomas 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 James Thomas 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 James Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 James Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 James Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 James Thomas 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 James Thomas 2.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 James Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 James Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 James Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 James Thomas 54

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 James Thomas 76

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 James Thomas 5

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 James Thomas 4

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 James Thomas 7

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 James Thomas 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 James Thomas .564

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 James Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 James Thomas .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) James Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) James Thomas 3.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 James Thomas -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 James Thomas -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 James Thomas -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 James Thomas -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 James Thomas -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 James Thomas -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 James Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 James Thomas -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 James Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 James Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) James Thomas -