Moses Malone vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Moses Malone, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Moses Malone played 19 years in the NBA, 18 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Moses Malone had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Moses Malone | 19 | 12 | 1976-77 to 1994-95 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Moses Malone | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1976-77 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost East Conf Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.7 | +2.8 | +4.2 | +5.4 | +9.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +2.1 | -1.6 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.055 | +2.3 | +3.7 | +.129 | ||||
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Moses Malone played 18 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1978 to 1995—Moses Malone played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 18 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Moses Malone got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 6 Rebounds Leader 12 All-Star Game |