Moses Malone vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Pat Riley 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.