Moses Malone vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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 Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Bob Pettit 0 *

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

Scoring Leader Moses Malone 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Moses Malone 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.