Moses Malone vs. Ed Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Peterson 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.

Ed Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Ed Peterson: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Ed Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Ed Peterson 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Ed Peterson 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Ed Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Ed Peterson 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Ed Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Ed Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Ed Peterson 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Ed Peterson 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 Ed Peterson 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Ed Peterson 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ed Peterson 0.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Ed Peterson 804

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Ed Peterson 288 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Ed Peterson 99

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Ed Peterson 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Ed Peterson .384

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Ed Peterson .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Ed Peterson 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Ed Peterson 5.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Ed Peterson 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Ed Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Ed Peterson 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ed Peterson 0.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Ed Peterson 44

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Ed Peterson 0 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Ed Peterson 1

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Ed Peterson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Ed Peterson .419

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Ed Peterson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Ed Peterson 4.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Ed Peterson 0.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Ed Peterson - 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.