Moses Malone vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Bob Nash 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Bob Nash 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Bob Nash 0.8 (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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.