Gene James vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene James 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Gene James 95 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Gene James 88 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Gene James 2 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Gene James 4 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - 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.