Moses Malone vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Norm Swanson 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Norm Swanson 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Norm Swanson 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Norm Swanson - 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.