Sonny Hertzberg vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.