Moses Malone vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Mike Novak 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Mike Novak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Mike Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Mike Novak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Mike Novak 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Mike Novak - 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.