Bud Acton vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Bud Acton 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

Bud Acton

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Acton: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bud Acton 1 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bud Acton 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Acton 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton 77 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bud Acton 47 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bud Acton 11 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Bud Acton 23 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton .392 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton .655 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 (1968) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 (1968) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 (1968) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bud Acton - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bud Acton - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Bud Acton 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** 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. ** 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.