Bill Ligon vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Bill Ligon 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

Bill Ligon

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Ligon: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bill Ligon 1 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bill Ligon 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 3.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 126 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 26 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bill Ligon 25 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bill Ligon 8 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 9 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bill Ligon 38 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon .385 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bill Ligon - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon .640 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 3.3 (1975) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 2 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 0 Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bill Ligon 2 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon 1.000 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bill Ligon - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 (1975) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.