Moses Malone vs. John O'Boyle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John O'Boyle and Moses Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Moses Malone:
1976-77 to 1994-95
John O'Boyle:
1952-53 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

Moses Malone1
John O'Boyle0
Moses Malone19
John O'Boyle1
Moses Malone12
John O'Boyle0
Moses Malone12
John O'Boyle0

Honors and Awards

Moses Malone3
John O'Boyle0
*
Moses Malone1
John O'Boyle0
*
Moses Malone4
John O'Boyle0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Moses Malone8
John O'Boyle0
Moses Malone1
John O'Boyle0
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Moses Malone2
John O'Boyle0
Moses Malone6
John O'Boyle0
* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Moses Malone 20.6
John O'Boyle 4.2

Moses Malone 12.2
John O'Boyle 2.0

Moses Malone 1.4
John O'Boyle 1.0

Moses Malone 0.8
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 1.3
John O'Boyle -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Moses Malone 27,409
John O'Boyle 21

Moses Malone 16,212
John O'Boyle 10

Moses Malone 1,796
John O'Boyle 5

Moses Malone 1,089
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 1,733
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 1,329
John O'Boyle 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Moses Malone .491
John O'Boyle .308

3-Point Percentage
Moses Malone .100
*
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Moses Malone .769
John O'Boyle .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Moses Malone 31.1
(1982)
John O'Boyle 4.2
(1953)

Moses Malone 17.6
(1979)
John O'Boyle 2.0
(1953)

Moses Malone 1.8
(1980)
John O'Boyle 1.0
(1953)

Moses Malone 1.1
(1983)
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 2.2
(1977)
John O'Boyle -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Moses Malone 22.1
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 13.8
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 1.4
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 0.9
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 1.6
John O'Boyle -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Moses Malone 2,077
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 1,295
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 136
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 84
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 151
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 94
John O'Boyle 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Moses Malone .479
John O'Boyle -

3-Point Percentage
Moses Malone .143
*
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Moses Malone .762
John O'Boyle -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Moses Malone 26.8
(1981)
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 20.5
(1979)
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 3.3
(1982)
John O'Boyle -

Moses Malone 1.5
(1983)
John O'Boyle -

n/a **
Moses Malone 4.0
(1979)
John O'Boyle -

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.