Moses Malone vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Moses Malone 94 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.