Moses Malone vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten 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.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Don Otten 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Don Otten 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Don Otten 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Don Otten 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Don Otten 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Don Otten 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Don Otten 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 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Don Otten - 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.