Thomas Bryant vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Thomas Bryant 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

Thomas Bryant

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Bryant: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Bryant 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Thomas Bryant 7 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Thomas Bryant 2 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 9.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 5.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.7 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 2,529 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 1,451 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 273 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 87 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 193 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Thomas Bryant 267 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant .596 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant .355 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant .768 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 14.3 (2021) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 7.2 (2020) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.8 (2020) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.5 (2020) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.1 (2020) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Thomas Bryant 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant 1.000 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 2.0 (2024) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 2.0 (2024) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)