Moses Malone vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Cotton Nash 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Cotton Nash 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Cotton Nash 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 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Cotton Nash - 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.