Joe Dumars vs. Moses Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Moses Malone and Joe Dumars, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Joe Dumars played 14 years in the NBA, 5 less than Moses Malone, who played 19. Joe Dumars had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Joe Dumars 14 10 1985-86 to 1998-99
Moses Malone 19 12 1976-77 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1985-861976-77
Team Detroit PistonsBuffalo Braves, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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%
Joe Dumars 82 23.9 9.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 3.5 7.3 .481 0.1 0.2 .313 2.3 2.9 .798
difference:+6.7+3.8+4.6+7.0+11.6+3.7+2.1-1.0+1.2+2.6+.001+1.4+2.5+.105
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%
Joe Dumars 4 36.8 15.0 1.5 1.8 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.0 1.8 4.0 6.3 10.3 .610 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .667
difference:+8+6.4+3.8+5.5+8.1+13.6+5.7+0.1+1.8-0.5+0.5+3.2+.110+2.8+3.8+.025
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

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1986-871977-78
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Joe Dumars 79 30.9 11.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.5 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 4.7 9.5 .493 0.1 0.3 .409 2.3 3.1 .748
difference:+20+4.8+7.6+5.8+7.1+12.9+4.0+0.3+1.2-1.5-0.5+2.3+4.5+.006+3.1+4.4+.030
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 15 31.5 12.7 0.5 0.7 1.3 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.7 5.2 9.7 .538 0.1 0.2 .667 2.1 2.7 .780
Moses Malone DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1987-881978-79
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 82 33.3 14.2 0.8 1.7 2.4 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.1 1.9 5.5 11.7 .472 0.0 0.2 .211 3.1 3.8 .815
difference:+8.0+10.6+6.4+8.8+15.2+2.9+0.1+1.3-1.9-0.8+3.2+4.5+.068+4.2+6.1+.076
Moses Malone 82 41.3 24.8 7.2 10.5 17.6 1.8 1.0 1.5 4.0 2.7 8.7 16.2 .540 - - - 7.3 9.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 23 35.0 12.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.9 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 4.9 10.7 .457 0.1 0.3 .333 2.4 2.7 .889
difference:+21+4.0+12.2+11.7+6.6+18.3+3.9+0.1+3.9-2.3-0.3+4.1+9.8+.018+4.1+6.3+.167
Moses Malone 2 39.0 24.5 12.5 8.0 20.5 1.0 0.5 4.0 4.0 2.5 9.0 20.5 .439 - - - 6.5 9.0 .722

Season 4

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1988-891979-80
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 69 34.9 17.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.6 1.5 6.6 13.1 .505 0.2 0.4 .483 3.8 4.4 .850
difference:+13+3.4+8.6+6.2+5.8+12.0+3.9+0.1+1.2-1.1-1.1+2.9+5.8+.003+0.2+0.3+.483+3.1+5.1+.131
Moses Malone 82 38.3 25.8 7.0 7.5 14.5 1.8 1.0 1.3 3.7 2.6 9.5 18.9 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 9.5 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 17 36.5 17.6 0.6 1.9 2.6 5.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.8 6.2 13.7 .455 0.1 0.7 .083 5.1 5.9 .861
difference:+10+2.8+8.3+5.4+6.0+11.3+4.6+0.1+2.2-1.3-0.8+4.4+6.0+.081+0.1+0.6+.083+0.4+0.2+.094
Moses Malone 7 39.3 25.9 6.0 7.9 13.9 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.1 2.6 10.6 19.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .767

Season 5

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1989-901980-81
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 75 34.4 17.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.9 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.1 .480 0.3 0.7 .400 4.0 4.4 .900
difference:+5+6.2+10.0+5.1+6.8+12.0+3.1+0.2+1.9-2.0-1.1+3.3+5.2+.042+0.3+0.7+3.6+5.7+.143
Moses Malone 80 40.6 27.8 5.9 8.8 14.8 1.8 1.0 1.9 3.9 2.8 10.1 19.3 .522 0.0 0.0 - 7.6 10.1 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 20 37.7 18.2 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.0 2.7 1.9 6.5 14.2 .458 0.3 1.0 .263 5.0 5.7 .876
difference:+1+7.8+8.6+5.1+7.3+12.3+3.1+0.5+1.6-0.1-0.7+3.4+6.4+.021+0.3+0.9+.263+2.0+4.2+.164
Moses Malone 21 45.5 26.8 6.0 8.6 14.5 1.7 0.6 1.6 2.8 2.6 9.9 20.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 7.0 9.9 .712

Season 6

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1990-911981-82
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 80 38.1 20.4 0.8 1.6 2.3 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.7 7.8 16.2 .481 0.2 0.6 .311 4.6 5.2 .890
difference:+1+3.9+10.7+6.1+6.2+12.4+3.7+0.2+1.4-1.2-0.9+3.9+6.3+.038+0.2+0.5+.311+3.2+5.0+.128
Moses Malone 81 42.0 31.1 6.9 7.8 14.7 1.8 0.9 1.5 3.6 2.6 11.7 22.5 .519 0.0 0.1 .000 7.8 10.2 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 15 39.2 20.6 1.4 1.9 3.3 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.1 2.2 7.0 16.3 .429 1.1 2.8 .405 5.5 6.5 .845
difference:+12+6.1+3.4+7.9+5.8+13.7+0.8+0.4+0.6-0.9-0.5+2.7+6.0+.004+1.1+2.8+0.8+1.5+.088
Moses Malone 3 45.3 24.0 9.3 7.7 17.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 9.7 22.3 .433 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.0 .933

Season 7

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1991-921982-83
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 82 38.9 19.9 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.4 1.8 7.2 16.0 .448 0.6 1.5 .408 5.0 5.8 .867
difference:+4+1.4+4.6+4.7+8.3+13.0+3.3+0.2+1.9-1.0-0.8+1.2+0.7+.053+0.6+1.5+2.7+4.3+.106
Moses Malone 78 37.5 24.5 5.7 9.6 15.3 1.3 1.1 2.0 3.4 2.6 8.4 16.7 .501 0.0 0.0 - 7.7 10.1 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 5 44.2 16.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.4 13.6 .471 1.0 2.0 .500 3.0 3.8 .789
difference:+8+3.9+9.2+4.4+9.9+14.2+1.7+0.5+1.7-1.7-0.9+3.3+4.5+.065+1.0+1.9+.500+3.6+5.4+.072
Moses Malone 13 40.3 26.0 5.4 10.5 15.8 1.5 1.5 1.9 3.1 3.1 9.7 18.1 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.6 9.2 .717

Season 8

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1992-931983-84
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 77 40.2 23.5 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.8 8.8 18.9 .466 1.5 3.9 .375 4.5 5.2 .864
difference:+6+3.4+0.8+4.2+7.3+11.5+2.6+1.4-1.7-0.8+1.3+3.4+.017+1.5+3.8+.375+3.2+5.0+.114
Moses Malone 71 36.8 22.7 5.0 8.4 13.4 1.4 1.0 1.5 3.5 2.6 7.5 15.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 7.7 10.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars DNP------ --- ----------
Moses Malone 5 42.4 21.4 4.0 9.8 13.8 1.4 0.6 2.2 4.2 3.0 7.6 16.6 .458 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 6.4 .969

Season 9

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1993-941984-85
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 69 37.6 20.4 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.8 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 7.3 16.2 .452 1.8 4.6 .388 4.0 4.8 .836
difference:+10+0.2+4.2+4.4+6.5+10.9+2.2+0.1+1.5-1.3-1.0+0.3+0.1+.017+1.8+4.6+5.3+6.6+.021
Moses Malone 79 37.4 24.6 4.9 8.2 13.1 1.6 0.8 1.6 3.6 2.7 7.6 16.3 .469 0.0 0.0 - 9.3 11.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars DNP------ --- ----------
Moses Malone 13 38.8 20.2 2.8 7.8 10.6 1.8 1.3 1.7 1.8 3.0 6.9 16.3 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 6.3 7.9 .796

Season 10

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1994-951985-86
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 67 38.0 18.1 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.5 1.1 0.1 3.3 2.3 6.2 14.5 .430 1.5 5.0 .305 4.1 5.1 .805
difference:+7+1.4+5.7+3.9+5.5+9.4+4.3+0.2+0.9-0.2-0.3+1.5+2.3+.028+1.5+5.0+4.2+5.5+.018
Moses Malone 74 36.6 23.8 4.6 7.2 11.8 1.2 0.9 1.0 3.5 2.6 7.7 16.8 .458 0.0 0.0 - 8.3 10.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Dumars nor Moses Malone played in the postseason in their season 10

Season 11

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1995-961986-87
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 67 32.7 11.8 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.6 3.8 8.9 .426 1.8 4.4 .406 2.4 2.9 .822
difference:+6+1.4+12.3+4.3+5.0+9.2+2.4+0.2+1.3-1.4-0.3+4.4+9.1+.028+1.8+4.2+.406+5.4+6.6+.002
Moses Malone 73 34.1 24.1 4.7 6.6 11.3 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.8 1.9 8.2 18.0 .454 0.0 0.2 .000 7.8 9.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 3 41.0 13.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.7 5.3 11.7 .457 1.7 4.7 .357 1.3 1.3 1.000
difference:+3.0+7.0+3.3+5.0+8.4+2.0+1.0-0.4+1.7+4.0+.010+1.7+4.7+5.4+5.7+.048
Moses Malone 3 38.0 20.7 5.0 7.7 12.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.7 7.0 15.7 .447 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 7.0 .952

Season 12

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1996-971987-88
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 79 37.0 14.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.2 4.9 11.1 .440 2.1 4.9 .432 2.8 3.2 .867
difference:+2.9+5.6+4.2+4.6+8.8+2.6+0.9-1.6-0.8+1.8+2.7+.047+2.1+4.8+.146+4.1+5.5+.079
Moses Malone 79 34.1 20.3 4.7 6.5 11.2 1.4 0.7 0.9 3.2 2.0 6.7 13.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .286 6.9 8.7 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 5 42.6 13.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 4.4 12.2 .361 1.2 4.6 .261 3.8 4.0 .950
difference:+3.0+4.8+4.0+5.4+9.4+0.6+0.4+0.8-1.8+1.6+0.8+.101+1.2+4.4+.261+2.8+4.0+.125
Moses Malone 5 39.6 18.6 4.4 6.8 11.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 3.0 1.8 6.0 13.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .000 6.6 8.0 .825

Season 13

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1997-981988-89
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 72 32.3 13.1 0.2 1.3 1.4 3.5 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.4 4.6 11.0 .416 2.2 5.9 .371 1.8 2.1 .825
difference:+9+3.2+7.1+4.6+5.7+10.4+2.1+0.4+1.2-1.8-0.5+2.0+2.5+.075+2.2+5.8+.371+5.1+6.7+.036
Moses Malone 81 35.5 20.2 4.8 7.0 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 3.0 1.9 6.6 13.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.8 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars DNP------ --- ----------
Moses Malone 5 39.4 21.0 5.4 6.6 12.0 1.8 1.4 0.8 2.2 1.0 6.4 12.8 .500 0.2 0.2 1.000 8.0 10.2 .784

Season 14

Joe Dumars Moses Malone
Season 1998-991989-90
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 38 29.4 11.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.3 3.8 9.2 .411 2.3 5.8 .403 1.3 1.6 .836
difference:+43+4.4+7.6+4.2+4.0+8.2+1.9+0.9-1.5-0.7+2.6+4.1+.069+2.3+5.7+.292+4.8+6.2+.055
Moses Malone 81 33.8 18.9 4.5 5.5 10.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 2.9 2.0 6.4 13.3 .480 0.0 0.1 .111 6.1 7.8 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Dumars 5 30.6 10.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.8 7.8 .487 2.0 3.8 .526 0.6 0.6 1.000
Moses Malone DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Moses Malone played 5 seasons more than Joe Dumars in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 19, from 1991 to 1995—Moses Malone played in one postseason.