DeMarcus Cousins vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Moses Malone 151

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.