Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Moses Malone 6

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Moses Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15.1 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 53 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 48 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Moses Malone 151

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .447 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .434 Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3 (2020) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020) Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.