Bill Garnett vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.