Moses Malone vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.