Don Carlson vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Carlson 0 * Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Carlson 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Don Carlson 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 Don Carlson 8.0 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - 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.