Karl Malone vs. Tom Meschery Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Meschery 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 Meschery

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Meschery: 1961-62 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Meschery 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Meschery 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Meschery 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Meschery 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Meschery 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Meschery 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tom Meschery 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 Tom Meschery 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Meschery 8.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Meschery 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Meschery 9,904

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Meschery 6,698

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Meschery 1,331

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Meschery 778

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Meschery .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Meschery .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Meschery 16.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Meschery 10.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Meschery 2.4 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Meschery 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Meschery 8.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Meschery 2.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Meschery 636

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Meschery 344

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Meschery 78

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Meschery 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Meschery .428

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Meschery .809

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Meschery 20.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Meschery 11.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Meschery 2.7 (1962)

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

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