Kevin Love vs. Moses Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Moses Malone and Kevin Love, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Kevin Love played 17 years in the NBA, 2 less than Moses Malone, who played 19. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Kevin Love	17	6	2008-09 to 2024-25
Moses Malone	19	12	1976-77 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2008-09	1976-77
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost East Conf Finals

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	81	25.3	11.1	3.4	5.7	9.1	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.5	2.5	3.9	8.5	.459	0.0	0.2	.105	3.3	4.1	.789
difference:	+1	+5.3	+2.1	+1.9	+2.0	+4.0	+0.1	+0.4	+1.6		-0.9	+0.8	+1.4	+.021				+0.4	+1.3	+.096
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2009-10	1977-78
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	60	28.6	14.0	3.8	7.2	11.0	2.3	0.7	0.4	2.0	2.3	4.9	10.8	.450	0.6	1.8	.330	3.8	4.6	.815
difference:	+1	+7.1	+5.4	+2.6	+1.4	+4.0	+1.8	+0.1	+0.9	-1.7	-0.7	+2.1	+3.2	+.049				+1.6	+2.9	+.097
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 Kevin Love nor Moses Malone played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2010-11	1978-79
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Most Improved Player	-
	Rebounds Leader	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	73	35.8	20.2	4.5	10.7	15.2	2.5	0.6	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.6	14.1	.470	1.2	2.9	.417	5.8	6.8	.850
difference:	+9	+5.5	+4.6	+2.7	+0.2	+2.4	+0.7	+0.4	+1.1	-1.9	-0.7	+2.1	+2.1	+.070				+1.5	+3.1	+.111
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2011-12	1979-80
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	55	39.0	26.0	4.1	9.2	13.3	2.0	0.9	0.5	2.3	2.8	8.6	19.3	.448	1.9	5.1	.372	6.9	8.4	.824
difference:	+27	+0.7	+0.2	+2.9	+1.7	+1.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.8	-1.4	-0.2	+0.9	+0.4	+.054	+1.9	+5.0	+.372		+1.1	+.105
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2012-13	1980-81
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	18	34.3	18.3	3.6	10.4	14.0	2.3	0.7	0.5	2.2	1.9	5.8	16.6	.352	1.1	5.1	.217	5.6	7.9	.704
difference:	+62	+6.3	+9.5	+2.3	+1.6	+0.8	+0.5	+0.3	+1.4	-1.7	-0.9	+4.3	+2.7	+.170	+1.1	+5.1		+2.0	+2.2	+.053
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2013-14	1981-82
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	77	36.3	26.1	2.9	9.6	12.5	4.4	0.8	0.5	2.5	1.8	8.4	18.5	.457	2.5	6.6	.376	6.8	8.2	.821
difference:	+4	+5.7	+5.0	+4.0	+1.8	+2.2	+2.6	+0.1	+1.0	-1.1	-0.8	+3.3	+4.0	+.062	+2.5	+6.5	+.376	+1.0	+2.0	+.059
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2014-15	1982-83
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	75	33.8	16.4	1.9	7.9	9.7	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.6	1.9	5.5	12.7	.434	1.9	5.2	.367	3.4	4.3	.804
difference:	+3	+3.7	+8.1	+3.8	+1.7	+5.6	+0.9	+0.4	+1.5	-1.8	-0.7	+2.9	+4.0	+.067	+1.9	+5.2		+4.3	+5.8	+.043
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	4	26.8	14.3	1.5	5.5	7.0	2.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.0	4.3	10.3	.415	2.3	5.3	.429	3.5	4.8	.737
difference:	+9	+13.5	+11.7	+3.9	+5.0	+8.8	+1.0	+1.2	+1.4	-1.6	-0.1	+5.4	+7.8	+.121	+2.3	+5.2	+.429	+3.1	+4.4	+.020
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2015-16	1983-84
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	77	31.5	16.0	1.9	8.0	9.9	2.4	0.8	0.5	1.8	2.1	5.3	12.7	.419	2.1	5.7	.360	3.4	4.1	.822
difference:	+6	+5.3	+6.7	+3.1	+0.4	+3.5	+1.0	+0.2	+1.0	-1.7	-0.5	+2.2	+2.8	+.064	+2.1	+5.6	+.360	+4.3	+6.1	+.072
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	20	30.7	14.7	1.7	7.1	8.8	2.1	0.5	0.4	1.4	1.7	4.6	12.0	.385	2.3	5.6	.414	3.2	3.8	.840
difference:	+15	+11.7	+6.7	+2.3	+2.7	+5.0	+0.7	+0.1	+1.8	-2.8	-1.3	+3.0	+4.6	+.073	+2.3	+5.6		+3.0	+2.6	+.129
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2016-17	1984-85
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	60	31.4	19.0	2.5	8.6	11.1	1.9	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.1	6.2	14.5	.427	2.4	6.5	.373	4.3	4.9	.871
difference:	+19	+6.0	+5.6	+2.4	+0.4	+2.0	+0.3	+0.1	+1.2	-1.6	-0.6	+1.4	+1.8	+.042	+2.4	+6.5		+5.0	+6.5	+.056
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	18	32.1	16.8	2.0	8.6	10.6	1.7	1.2	0.9	1.7	2.6	5.3	12.1	.436	2.8	6.2	.450	3.5	4.2	.840
difference:	+5	+6.7	+3.4	+0.8	+0.8		+0.1	+0.1	+0.8	-0.1	-0.4	+1.6	+4.2	+.011	+2.8	+6.1	+.450	+2.8	+3.7	+.044
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2017-18	1985-86
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	59	28.0	17.6	1.7	7.5	9.3	1.7	0.7	0.4	1.5	2.0	5.7	12.4	.458	2.3	5.6	.415	4.0	4.5	.880
difference:	+15	+8.6	+6.2	+2.9	+0.3	+2.5	+0.5	+0.2	+0.6	-2.0	-0.6	+2.0	+4.4		+2.3	+5.6		+4.3	+6.1	+.093
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	21	31.4	14.9	2.3	7.9	10.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	2.0	2.8	5.2	13.2	.392	1.7	5.0	.340	2.8	3.0	.922
Moses Malone	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2018-19	1986-87
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	22	27.2	17.0	1.5	9.4	10.9	2.2	0.3	0.2	1.9	2.5	5.0	12.9	.385	2.4	6.7	.361	4.7	5.2	.904
difference:	+51	+6.9	+7.1	+3.2	+2.8	+0.4	+0.6	+0.5	+1.1	-0.9	-0.6	+3.2	+5.1	+.069	+2.4	+6.5	+.361	+3.1	+4.3	+.080
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2019-20	1987-88
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	56	31.8	17.6	1.0	8.8	9.8	3.2	0.6	0.3	2.5	1.6	5.8	13.0	.450	2.6	7.0	.374	3.3	3.9	.854
difference:	+23	+2.3	+2.7	+3.7	+2.3	+1.4	+1.8	+0.1	+0.6	-0.7	-0.4	+0.9	+0.8	+.037	+2.6	+6.9	+.088	+3.6	+4.8	+.066
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2020-21	1988-89
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	25	24.9	12.2	0.7	6.8	7.4	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.5	1.0	4.1	10.1	.409	2.3	6.2	.365	1.7	2.0	.824
difference:	+56	+10.6	+8.0	+4.1	+0.2	+4.4	+1.1	+0.4	+1.1	-1.5	-0.9	+2.5	+3.4	+.082	+2.3	+6.1	+.365	+5.2	+6.8	+.035
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	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
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2021-22	1989-90
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	74	22.5	13.6	1.2	6.1	7.2	2.2	0.4	0.2	1.3	1.4	4.4	10.3	.430	2.5	6.4	.392	2.2	2.7	.838
difference:	+7	+11.3	+5.3	+3.3	+0.6	+2.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.8	-1.6	-0.6	+2.0	+3.0	+.050	+2.5	+6.3	+.281	+3.9	+5.1	+.057
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
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Moses Malone played in the postseason in their season 14


Season 15
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2022-23	1990-91
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	62	20.0	8.2	1.0	5.5	6.4	1.9	0.3	0.2	1.1	1.6	2.7	6.8	.389	1.6	4.8	.334	1.3	1.5	.879
difference:	+20	+3.3	+2.4	+2.3	+0.7	+1.7	+1.1	+0.1	+0.7	-0.6		+0.7	+0.5	+.079	+1.6	+4.7	+.334	+2.5	+3.0	+.048
Moses Malone	82	23.3	10.6	3.3	4.8	8.1	0.8	0.4	0.9	1.7	1.6	3.4	7.3	.468	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	4.5	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	20	18.0	6.9	0.7	4.9	5.6	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.8	2.3	6.0	.378	1.7	4.4	.375	0.7	0.8	.875
difference:	+15	+1.2	+2.7	+2.5	+1.9	+0.6	+0.6	+0.1	+0.2	-0.1	-1.0	+1.5	+2.0	+.178	+1.7	+4.4		+1.9	+2.0	+.054
Moses Malone	5	16.8	4.2	3.2	3.0	6.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.8	0.8	4.0	.200	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	2.8	.929


Season 16
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2023-24	1991-92
Team	Miami Heat	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	55	16.8	8.8	1.1	5.1	6.1	2.1	0.3	0.2	0.9	1.8	2.9	6.5	.440	1.5	4.4	.344	1.5	2.0	.787
difference:	+27	+13.8	+6.8	+2.8	+0.1	+3.0	+1.0	+0.6	+0.6	-0.9	-0.1	+2.5	+4.8	+.034	+1.5	+4.3	+.031	+3.3	+4.1	+.001
Moses Malone	82	30.6	15.6	3.9	5.2	9.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.8	1.7	5.4	11.3	.474	0.0	0.1	.375	4.8	6.1	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	5	6.4	1.8	0.2	2.6	2.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.8	.444	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-
Moses Malone	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Kevin Love	Moses Malone
Season	2024-25	1992-93
Team	Miami Heat	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Love	23	10.9	5.3	1.0	3.1	4.1	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.6	0.9	1.8	5.0	.357	1.0	2.9	.358	0.7	1.0	.696
difference:	+12	+1.4	+0.8	+1.0	+0.9	+0.1	+0.4	+0.6	+0.5	-0.3	-0.4	+0.6	+1.2	+.047	+1.0	+2.9		+1.5	+1.8	+.078
Moses Malone	11	9.5	4.5	2.0	2.2	4.2	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.2	3.8	.310	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.8	.774

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Moses Malone played in the postseason in their season 17

Additional Years

* Moses Malone played 2 seasons more than Kevin Love in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 18 to 19, from 1994 to 1995—Moses Malone didn't play in the postseason.

Kevin Love vs. Moses Malone Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years