Moses Malone vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders 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.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Tom Sanders 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Tom Sanders 1

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Tom Sanders 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 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Tom Sanders - 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.