Moses Malone vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Arnie Risen 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Arnie Risen 0 *

* 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 Moses Malone 20.6 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Arnie Risen - n/a **

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.