Mike James vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Mike James 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

Mike James

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Mike James 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mike James 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Mike James 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike James 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Mike James 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Mike James 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike James 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Mike James 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 8.9 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.5 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.7 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 436 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Mike James 122 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Mike James 180 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Mike James 34 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Mike James 8 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Mike James 49 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .380 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Mike James .287 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .766 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 9.3 (2018) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.5 (2018) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mike James 4.2 (2021) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 (2018) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2018) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 3.7 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.8 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.2 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.0 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 33 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Mike James 16 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Mike James 12 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Mike James 2 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Mike James 0 Moses Malone 151

Total Games Mike James 9 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .326 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Mike James .313 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike James - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 3.7 (2021) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.8 (2021) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.3 (2021) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2021) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.0 (2021) 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.