Moses Malone vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Smith 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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Don Smith 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Don Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Don Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Don Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Don Smith 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Don Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Don Smith 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Don Smith 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Don Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Don Smith 6

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Don Smith 2

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Don Smith .154

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Don Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Don Smith -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Don Smith -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Don Smith -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Don Smith - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.