Bob Cousy vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bob Cousy 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Cousy 0 Moses Malone 6

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Moses Malone 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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. ** 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.