Karl Malone vs Moses Malone

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Karl Malone and Moses Malone compared on their NBA careers: Karl Malone played 19 seasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04, Moses Malone 19 seasons, 1976-77 to 1994-95. Karl Malone averaged 25 points a game to Moses Malone's 20.6. They have faced each other 17 times: Karl Malone's team won 10, Moses Malone's 7. Moses Malone won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Karl Malone leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Moses Malone in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Karl Malone and Moses Malone career per game
1,476GP1,329
37.2MIN33.9
25, betterPTS20.6
10.1REB12.2, better
3.6, betterAST1.4
1.4, betterSTL0.8
0.8BLK1.3, better
51.6, betterFG%49.1
27.4, better3P%10
74.2FT%76.9, better
57.7, betterTS%56.9

Karl Malone vs Moses Malone head to head

They have faced each other 17 times: Karl Malone's team won 10, Moses Malone's 7.

Karl Malone and Moses Malone, record against each other
GamesPlayedKarl Malone wonMoses Malone won
Regular season1710, better7
Karl Malone and Moses Malone, averages in their games against each other
25.1, betterPTS17.1
9.5REB10.0, better
2.5, betterAST1.1
37.5MIN28.9

Every game against each other

Karl Malone vs Moses Malone, every game
Dec 8, 1994UTAH at SAW 117-114 2OT28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 50 MIN0 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 7 MIN
Feb 21, 1994PHI at UTAHW 119-9223 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN4 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 12 MIN
Nov 19, 1993UTAH at PHIL 124-11532 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN2 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 11 MIN
Mar 30, 1992MIL at UTAHW 120-10027 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN6 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 26 MIN
Jan 8, 1992UTAH at MILL 99-9828 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN22 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 29, 1991HAW at UTAHW 116-10529 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 46 MIN10 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 20 MIN
Dec 20, 1990UTAH at HAWL 105-8717 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN3 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 14 MIN
Jan 17, 1990HAW at UTAHW 95-8840 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 1, 1989UTAH at HAWL 114-10324 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 5, 1989UTAH at HAWW 85-8314 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN24 PTS, 15 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 1, 1989HAW at UTAHL 94-9320 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN13 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 11, 1988UTAH at WSHW 109-10734 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 46 MIN21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 24, 1987WSH at UTAHW 100-8322 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN17 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 20, 1987WSH at UTAHL 118-11336 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN35 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 42 MIN
Dec 16, 1986UTAH at WSHW 109-10624 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 32 MIN38 PTS, 21 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 29, 1986PHI at UTAHW 107-8610 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 32 MIN
Dec 20, 1985UTAH at PHIL 112-10519 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 24 MIN37 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Karl Malone and Moses Malone career totals
36,928, betterPTS27,409
14,968REB16,212, better
5,248, betterAST1,796
2,085, betterSTL1,089
1,145BLK1,733, better
51.6, betterFG%49.1
27.4, better3P%10
74.2FT%76.9, better
57.7, betterTS%56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Karl Malone and Moses Malone postseason
193GP94
41MIN40.4
24.7, betterPTS22.1
10.7REB13.8, better
3.2, betterAST1.4
1.3, betterSTL0.9
0.7BLK1.6, better
46.3FG%47.9, better
16.2, better3P%14.3
73.6FT%76.2, better
52.6TS%54.7, better

Where each stands all time

Karl Malone and Moses Malone all-time places
3rd (36,928), betterPoints12th (27,409)
7th (14,968)Rebounds4th (16,212), better
62nd (5,248), betterAssists—
12th (2,085), betterSteals128th (1,089)
68th (1,145)Blocks28th (1,733), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Karl Malone and Moses Malone titles and awards
—Championships1, better
2MVP3, better
11, betterAll-NBA First Team4
1All-Defensive Second Team1
2All-NBA Second Team4, better
—Finals MVP1, better
2, betterAll-Defensive First Team1
1, betterAll-Rookie First Team—
2, betterAll-Star MVP—
1, betterAll-NBA Third Team—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Karl Malone and Moses Malone season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1985-8614.98.92.91976-77———
2nd1986-8721.7, better10.41.9, better1977-7819.415.0, better0.5
3rd1987-8827.7, better12.02.4, better1978-7924.817.6, better1.8
4th1988-8929.1, better10.72.7, better1979-8025.814.5, better1.8
5th1989-9031.0, better11.12.8, better1980-8127.814.8, better1.8
6th1990-9129.011.83.3, better1981-8231.1, better14.7, better1.8
7th1991-9228.0, better11.23.0, better1982-8324.515.3, better1.3
8th1992-9327.0, better11.23.8, better1983-8422.713.4, better1.4
9th1993-9425.2, better11.54.0, better1984-8524.613.1, better1.6
10th1994-9526.7, better10.63.5, better1985-8623.811.8, better1.2
11th1995-9625.7, better9.84.2, better1986-8724.111.3, better1.6
12th1996-9727.4, better9.94.5, better1987-8820.311.2, better1.4
13th1997-9827.0, better10.33.9, better1988-8920.211.8, better1.4
14th1998-9923.8, better9.44.1, better1989-9018.910.0, better1.6
15th1999-0025.5, better9.5, better3.7, better1990-9110.68.10.8
16th2000-0123.2, better8.34.5, better1991-9215.69.1, better1.1
17th2001-0222.4, better8.6, better4.3, better1992-934.54.20.6
18th2002-0320.6, better7.8, better4.7, better1993-945.34.10.6
19th2003-0413.2, better8.7, better3.9, better1994-952.92.70.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST