Sam Lacey vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Lacey 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.