Moses Malone vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Tom Riker 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.