Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Moses Malone and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Moses Malone and Ben McDonald played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 5 times in NBA games. Moses Malone has a 5-0 winning record over Ben McDonald. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Moses Malone:
1976-77 to 1994-95
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Moses Malone
5
5
0
Ben McDonald
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Moses Malone 26.8 11.4 1.6 1.21.2
Ben McDonald 5.4 4.2 1.20.20.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Moses Malone 37 14 3 22
Ben McDonald 12 11 2 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Moses Malone 5

games
4

games
2

games
4

games
4

games
Ben McDonald 0

games
1

game
1

game
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1986
1. 76ers 109   Moses Malone 30 11 3 1 1 5 1 36 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 100   Ben McDonald 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1986
2. 76ers 118   Moses Malone 20 14 1 2 2 6 2 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
OT Cavaliers 112   Ben McDonald 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1986
3. Bullets 128   Moses Malone 37 12 0 0 1 3 1 41 13-21 .619 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Warriors 110   Ben McDonald 12 3 0 0 0 0 6 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
4. Bullets 115   Moses Malone 14 11 1 2 0 1 1 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Warriors 91   Ben McDonald 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 29, 1988
5. Bullets 110   Moses Malone 33 9 3 1 2 7 1 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Warriors 105   Ben McDonald 4 11 2 0 0 1 5 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -