Frank Gates vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Gates 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Frank Gates 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 Frank Gates 4.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.