John Barber vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Barber 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP John Barber 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barber 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader John Barber 0 Moses Malone 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists John Barber 0 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games John Barber 5 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds John Barber - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists John Barber - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games John Barber 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.