Karl Malone vs. Tom Marshall Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Marshall 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.

Tom Marshall

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Marshall: 1954-55 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Marshall 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Marshall 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Marshall 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Marshall 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Marshall 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Marshall 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Tom Marshall 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Tom Marshall 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tom Marshall 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Tom Marshall 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Marshall 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Marshall 1.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Marshall 952

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Marshall 492

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Marshall 188

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Marshall 168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Marshall .388

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Marshall .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Marshall 8.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Marshall 3.6 (1955)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Marshall 1.5 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Tom Marshall - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Tom Marshall - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Marshall 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Marshall 6.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Marshall 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Marshall 27

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Marshall 33

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Marshall 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Marshall 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Marshall .270

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Tom Marshall - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Marshall .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Marshall 9.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Marshall 8.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Marshall 1.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Tom Marshall - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Tom Marshall - 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.