Rick Adelman vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Adelman 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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.