Dalton Knecht vs. Moses Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Moses Malone and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 17 less than Moses Malone, who played 19. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Moses Malone had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Moses Malone 19 12 1976-77 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dalton Knecht Moses Malone
Season 2024-251976-77
Team Los Angeles LakersBuffalo Braves, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost East Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+4+11.4+4.1+4.8+5.4+10.3+0.3+0.5+2.1-2.2+1.4+2.8+.019+2.9+4.3+.069
Moses Malone 82 30.6 13.2 5.3 7.7 13.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 - 3.4 4.7 9.9 .480 - - - 3.7 5.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+10+41.2+16.3+6.0+9.4+15.4+0.6+1.1+1.8-3.5+5.8+11.0+.100+5.3+7.6
Moses Malone 12 43.2 18.8 7.0 9.9 16.9 0.6 1.1 1.8 - 3.5 6.8 13.5 .500 - - - 5.3 7.6 .692

Season 2
Dalton Knecht Moses Malone
Season 2025-261977-78
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
difference:+46+16.8+11.8+5.8+6.8+12.6+0.1+0.3+0.8-3.1-1.5+4.0+7.5+.035+4.9+6.8+.051
Moses Malone 59 35.7 19.4 6.4 8.6 15.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.7 3.0 7.0 14.0 .499 - - - 5.4 7.5 .718
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Moses Malone played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Moses Malone played 17 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 1979 to 1995—Moses Malone played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 17 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Moses Malone got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 6 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
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