John Gianelli vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader John Gianelli 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.