Elgin Baylor vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elgin Baylor 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Moses Malone 6

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Moses Malone 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - 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.