David Lee vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP David Lee 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader David Lee 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals David Lee 625 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games David Lee 829 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists David Lee 43 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals David Lee 14 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Moses Malone 151

Total Games David Lee 43 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.