Alex Groza vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Alex Groza 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

Alex Groza

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Groza 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Alex Groza 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Alex Groza 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Alex Groza 1 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Groza 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Alex Groza 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Alex Groza 2 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Groza 2 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Groza 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Groza 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Alex Groza 0 * Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Groza 22.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 10.7 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Groza 2,925 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Alex Groza 709 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Alex Groza 318 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Alex Groza 130 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Groza .474 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Groza .756 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Groza 23.4 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.5 (1950) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Groza 26.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 14.0 * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 1.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Groza 234 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Alex Groza 42 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Alex Groza 14 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Alex Groza 9 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Groza .544 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Groza .804 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Groza 32.3 (1951) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Alex Groza 2.0 (1950) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Alex Groza - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.