Kenny Higgs vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Kenny Higgs 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

Kenny Higgs

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Higgs: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Higgs 3 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kenny Higgs 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 6.8 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.8 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 4.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.1 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.1 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 1,470 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 391 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 944 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 239 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 23 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Kenny Higgs 216 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .441 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .145 * Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .804 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.8 (1981) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1981) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 5.7 (1981) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.4 (1981) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.2 (1979) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 23 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 3 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 6 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 3 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 0 Moses Malone 151

Total Games Kenny Higgs 3 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .381 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .000 * Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .583 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 (1982) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1982) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 (1982) 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.