Moses Malone vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* 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 Moses Malone 20.6 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.