Zelmo Beaty vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.