Moses Malone vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Bill Thieben 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Bill Thieben 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Bill Thieben 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.