Moses Malone vs. Worthy Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Worthy Patterson 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.

Worthy Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Worthy Patterson: 1957-58 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Worthy Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Worthy Patterson 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Worthy Patterson 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Worthy Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Worthy Patterson 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Worthy Patterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Worthy Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Worthy Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Worthy Patterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Worthy Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Worthy Patterson 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 Worthy Patterson 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Worthy Patterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Worthy Patterson 0.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Worthy Patterson 7

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Worthy Patterson 2

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Worthy Patterson 2

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Worthy Patterson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Worthy Patterson .375

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Worthy Patterson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Worthy Patterson 1.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Worthy Patterson 0.5 (1958)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Worthy Patterson 0.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Worthy Patterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Worthy Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Worthy Patterson -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Worthy Patterson -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Worthy Patterson -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Worthy Patterson -

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Worthy Patterson -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Worthy Patterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Worthy Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Worthy Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Worthy Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Worthy Patterson -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Worthy Patterson -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Worthy Patterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Worthy Patterson - 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.