Vern Gardner vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Vern Gardner 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 Vern Gardner 8.9 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - 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.