Karl Malone vs. John Thomas Comparison

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

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 John Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 John Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 John Thomas 50

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

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

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 John Thomas 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)