Karl Malone vs. Kenny Thomas Comparison

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

Kenny Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kenny Thomas: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kenny Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kenny Thomas 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kenny Thomas 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kenny Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kenny Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kenny Thomas 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kenny Thomas 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kenny Thomas 6.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kenny Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kenny Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kenny Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kenny Thomas 5,876

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kenny Thomas 4,341

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kenny Thomas 975

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kenny Thomas 527

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kenny Thomas 276

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kenny Thomas 632

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kenny Thomas .465

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kenny Thomas .244

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kenny Thomas .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kenny Thomas 14.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kenny Thomas 10.1 (2004)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kenny Thomas 2.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kenny Thomas 1.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kenny Thomas 0.9 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kenny Thomas 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kenny Thomas 8.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kenny Thomas 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kenny Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kenny Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kenny Thomas 222

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kenny Thomas 183

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kenny Thomas 31

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kenny Thomas 17

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kenny Thomas 7

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kenny Thomas 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kenny Thomas .529

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kenny Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kenny Thomas .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kenny Thomas 12.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kenny Thomas 9.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kenny Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kenny Thomas 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kenny Thomas 0.4 (2003)