Pete Cross vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Pete Cross 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

Pete Cross

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross 5.8 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Pete Cross - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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.