James Johnson vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and James Johnson 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

James Johnson

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Johnson: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons James Johnson 15 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played James Johnson 5 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader James Johnson 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 7.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 3.5 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game James Johnson 2.1 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 5,822 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds James Johnson 2,710 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists James Johnson 1,606 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals James Johnson 581 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks James Johnson 653 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games James Johnson 774 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .474 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .300 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .678 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.8 (2017) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 4.9 (2017) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 3.8 (2018) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.1 (2012) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.4 (2012) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 4.8 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 2.3 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game James Johnson 1.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.4 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.3 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 115 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds James Johnson 54 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists James Johnson 32 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals James Johnson 10 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks James Johnson 6 Moses Malone 151

Total Games James Johnson 24 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .467 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .464 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .545 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.4 (2018) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 6.0 (2018) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 4.8 (2018) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) 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.