Moses Malone vs. Dave Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Zeller 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.

Dave Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Dave Zeller: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Dave Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Dave Zeller 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Dave Zeller 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Dave Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Dave Zeller 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Dave Zeller 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Dave Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Dave Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Dave Zeller 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Dave Zeller 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Dave Zeller 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Dave Zeller 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Dave Zeller 0.4

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Dave Zeller 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Dave Zeller 90

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Dave Zeller 27

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Dave Zeller 58

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Dave Zeller 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Dave Zeller .353

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Dave Zeller .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Dave Zeller 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Dave Zeller 0.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Dave Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Dave Zeller 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Dave Zeller 0.5

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Dave Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Dave Zeller 2

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Dave Zeller 1

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Dave Zeller 1

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Dave Zeller 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Dave Zeller .500

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Dave Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Dave Zeller - 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.