Bird Averitt vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.