Moses Malone vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.