Karl Malone vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)