Karl Malone vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Tom Thacker 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Tom Thacker 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 Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Tom Thacker 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Tom Thacker 222

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Tom Thacker .371

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Tom Thacker 19

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

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

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Tom Thacker .305

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

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

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

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