Moses Malone vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire Smith 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.

Zhaire Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Zhaire Smith: 2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Zhaire Smith 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Zhaire Smith 1

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Zhaire Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Zhaire Smith 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Zhaire Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Zhaire Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Zhaire Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Zhaire Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Zhaire Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Zhaire Smith 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Zhaire Smith 1.2

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Zhaire Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Zhaire Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Zhaire Smith 48

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Zhaire Smith 15

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Zhaire Smith 12

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Zhaire Smith 5

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Zhaire Smith 2

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Zhaire Smith 6.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Zhaire Smith 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Zhaire Smith 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Zhaire Smith 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Zhaire Smith 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Zhaire Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Zhaire Smith 1

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Zhaire Smith -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Zhaire Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Zhaire Smith 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

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