RJ Barrett vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader RJ Barrett 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Moses Malone 151

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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