Moses Malone vs. Dick Surhoff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Surhoff 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.

Dick Surhoff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Dick Surhoff: 1952-53 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Dick Surhoff 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Dick Surhoff 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Dick Surhoff 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Dick Surhoff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Dick Surhoff 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Dick Surhoff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Dick Surhoff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Dick Surhoff 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Dick Surhoff 0

* 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 Dick Surhoff 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Dick Surhoff 1.6

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Dick Surhoff 0.6

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Dick Surhoff 178

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Dick Surhoff 94

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Dick Surhoff 32

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Dick Surhoff 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Dick Surhoff .295

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Dick Surhoff .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Dick Surhoff 4.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Dick Surhoff 2.2 (1954)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Dick Surhoff 0.7 (1954)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Dick Surhoff 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Dick Surhoff 4

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Dick Surhoff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Dick Surhoff .500

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Dick Surhoff -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Dick Surhoff 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Dick Surhoff - 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.