Karl Malone vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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.

Rod Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Rod Thorn 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Rod Thorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Rod Thorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Rod Thorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Rod Thorn 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.