Josh Giddey vs. Moses Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Moses Malone all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Moses Malone, with 19 seasons played from 1977 to 1995, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. Moses Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Moses Malone Josh Giddey Moses Malone
Points
+300th
12th
+300th
63rd
Rebounds
+300th
5th
+300th
32nd
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
140th
+300th
155th
Blocks
+300th
29th
+300th
37th
Years419112

Josh Giddey vs. Moses Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Moses Malone Josh Giddey Moses Malone
Points
--
63rd
+300th
56th
Rebounds
--
15th
+300th
9th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
106th
+300th
54th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Moses Malone's career don't have data for these stats.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
12th
+288 3,942 vs. 27,40923,467
Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 2,100 vs. 16,21214,112
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,703 vs. 1,79693
Steals
+300th
140th
+160 244 vs. 1,089845
Blocks
+300th
29th
+271 140 vs. 1,7331,593
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 484 vs. 6,7316,247
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
9th
+291 1,616 vs. 9,4817,865
Field Goals Made
+300th
21st
+279 1,593 vs. 9,4357,842
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
26th
+274 3,433 vs. 19,22515,792
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
319 vs. 8311
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
968 vs. 80888
Free Throws Made
+300th
3rd
+297 437 vs. 8,5318,094
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 572 vs. 11,09010,518

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
19th
+281 280 vs. 1,3291,049
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 4 vs. 1915

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
48th
0 vs. 2626
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
63rd
+237 87 vs. 2,0771,990
Rebounds
+300th
32nd
+268 36 vs. 1,2951,259
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 136115
Steals
+300th
155th
+145 2 vs. 8482
Blocks
+300th
37th
+263 4 vs. 151147
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 7 vs. 510503
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
38th
+262 29 vs. 785756
Field Goals Made
+300th
67th
+233 34 vs. 750716
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
77th
+223 75 vs. 1,5661,491
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
12 vs. 111
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 727
Free Throws Made
+300th
46th
+254 7 vs. 576569
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
45th
+255 8 vs. 756748

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
198th
+102 10 vs. 9484
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 1 vs. 1211

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
63rd
14.08 vs. 20.626.55
Rebounds per game
--
15th
7.50 vs. 12.204.70
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.08 vs. 1.354.73
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.820.05
Blocks per game
--
106th
0.50 vs. 1.300.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
1st
1.73 vs. 5.063.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
37th
5.77 vs. 7.131.36
Field Goals Made per game
--
107th
5.69 vs. 7.101.41
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
153rd
12.26 vs. 14.472.21
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.14 vs. 0.011.13
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.46 vs. 0.073.38
Free Throws Made per game
--
17th
1.56 vs. 6.424.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
14th
2.04 vs. 8.346.30

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
56th
+244 8.70 vs. 22.1013.40
Rebounds per game
+300th
9th
+291 3.60 vs. 13.7810.18
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 1.450.65
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.890.69
Blocks per game
+300th
54th
+246 0.40 vs. 1.611.21
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
1st
+299 0.70 vs. 5.434.73
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
14th
+286 2.90 vs. 8.355.45
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
65th
+235 3.40 vs. 7.984.58
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
89th
+211 7.50 vs. 16.669.16
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.011.19
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.093.31
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
30th
+270 0.70 vs. 6.135.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
26th
+274 0.80 vs. 8.047.24

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.