Moses Malone vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.