Bud Grant vs. Moses Malone Comparison

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

vs.

Moses Malone

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Grant 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Bud Grant 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Moses Malone 4

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Bud Grant 0 * Moses Malone 6

* 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 Bud Grant 2.6 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Moses Malone 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Moses Malone 1,796

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

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

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Moses Malone .491

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Moses Malone 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Moses Malone 136

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

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

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Moses Malone .479

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

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

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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.