Jim Ard vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Jim Ard 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Moses Malone 151

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.