Moses Malone vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Johnny Payak 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Johnny Payak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Johnny Payak 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Johnny Payak 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 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Johnny Payak - 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.