Cleveland Buckner vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.