Moses Malone vs Patrick Ewing

Moses MalonePatrick Ewing

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing compared on their NBA careers: Moses Malone played 19 seasons, 1976-77 to 1994-95, Patrick Ewing 17 seasons, 1985-86 to 2001-02. Moses Malone averaged 20.6 points a game to Patrick Ewing's 21. Moses Malone won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing career per game
1,329GP1,183
33.9MIN34.3
20.6PTS21
12.2REB9.8
1.4AST1.9
0.8STL1
1.3BLK2.4
49.1FG%50.4
103P%15.2
76.9FT%74
56.9TS%55.3

Career totals

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing career totals
27,409PTS24,815
16,212REB11,607
1,796AST2,215
1,089STL1,136
1,733BLK2,894
49.1FG%50.4
103P%15.2
76.9FT%74
56.9TS%55.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing postseason
94GP139
40.4MIN37.5
22.1PTS20.2
13.8REB10.3
1.4AST2
0.9STL0.9
1.6BLK2.2
47.9FG%46.9
14.33P%34.8
76.2FT%71.8
54.7TS%51.7

Where each stands all time

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing all-time places
13th (27,409)Points30th (24,815)
1st (16,212)Rebounds17th (11,607)
121st (1,089)Steals105th (1,136)
29th (1,733)Blocks7th (2,894)

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

  • Moses Malone: 1 championship; MVP ×3, All-NBA First Team ×4, All-Defensive Second Team, All-NBA Second Team ×4, Finals MVP, All-Defensive First Team
  • Patrick Ewing: 0 championships; Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×6, All-Defensive Second Team ×2, All-NBA First 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.

Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing 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.
1st1976-77———1985-862092
2nd1977-7819.4150.51986-8721.58.81.7
3rd1978-7924.817.61.81987-8820.28.21.5
4th1979-8025.814.51.81988-8922.79.32.4
5th1980-8127.814.81.81989-9028.610.92.2
6th1981-8231.114.71.81990-9126.611.23
7th1982-8324.515.31.31991-922411.21.9
8th1983-8422.713.41.41992-9324.212.11.9
9th1984-8524.613.11.61993-9424.511.22.3
10th1985-8623.811.81.21994-9523.9112.7
11th1986-8724.111.31.61995-9622.510.62.1
12th1987-8820.311.21.41996-9722.410.72
13th1988-8920.211.81.41997-9820.810.21.1
14th1989-9018.9101.61998-9917.39.91.1
15th1990-9110.68.10.81999-00159.70.9
16th1991-9215.69.11.12000-019.67.41.2
17th1992-934.54.20.62001-02640.5
18th1993-945.34.10.6————
19th1994-952.92.70.4————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST