Moses Malone vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Richie Niemiera 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Richie Niemiera 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Richie Niemiera 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Richie Niemiera 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 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Richie Niemiera - 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.