Jerry Bird vs. Moses Malone Comparison

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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Jerry Bird 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 4

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Bird 0 * Moses Malone 1

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

Rebounds Leader Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Moses Malone .491

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Moses Malone .479

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - 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.