Kevin Love vs. Moses Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love, with a career spanning 17 seasons from 2009 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.

Kevin Love vs. Moses Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Moses Malone Kevin Love Moses Malone
Points
149th
12th
214th
63rd
Rebounds
50th
5th
96th
32nd
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
140th
288th
155th
Blocks
+300th
29th
235th
37th
Years1719612

Kevin Love vs. Moses Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Love Moses Malone Kevin Love Moses Malone
Points
211st
63rd
+300th
56th
Rebounds
56th
15th
125th
9th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
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.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
149th
12th
137 15,421 vs. 27,40911,988
Rebounds
50th
5th
45 9,497 vs. 16,2126,715
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,172 vs. 1,796376
Steals
+300th
140th
+160 577 vs. 1,089512
Blocks
+300th
29th
+271 368 vs. 1,7331,365
Offensive Rebounds
74th
1st
73 2,216 vs. 6,7314,515
Defensive Rebounds
26th
9th
17 7,281 vs. 9,4812,200
Field Goals Made
220th
22nd
198 5,074 vs. 9,4354,361
Field Goals Attempted
185th
26th
159 11,584 vs. 19,2257,641
3-Pointers Made
38th
+300th
+262 1,674 vs. 81,666
3-Pointers Attempted
37th
+300th
+263 4,542 vs. 804,462
Free Throws Made
106th
3rd
103 3,599 vs. 8,5314,932
Free Throws Attempted
124th
5th
119 4,346 vs. 11,0906,744

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
209th
19th
190 952 vs. 1,329377
Seasons
58th
12th
46 17 vs. 192

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
94th
49th
45 11 vs. 2615
50+ point games
76th
30th
46 1 vs. 43
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
214th
63rd
151 1,112 vs. 2,077965
Rebounds
96th
32nd
64 734 vs. 1,295561
Assists
+300th
+300th
144 vs. 1368
Steals
288th
155th
133 55 vs. 8429
Blocks
235th
37th
198 41 vs. 151110
Offensive Rebounds
168th
7th
161 140 vs. 510370
Defensive Rebounds
66th
38th
28 594 vs. 785191
Field Goals Made
260th
67th
193 362 vs. 750388
Field Goals Attempted
225th
77th
148 904 vs. 1,566662
3-Pointers Made
44th
+300th
+256 175 vs. 1174
3-Pointers Attempted
54th
+300th
+246 441 vs. 7434
Free Throws Made
230th
46th
184 213 vs. 576363
Free Throws Attempted
265th
45th
220 249 vs. 756507

Games and Years:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
228th
198th
30 88 vs. 946
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 6 vs. 126

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Love 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:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
211st
63rd
148 16.20 vs. 20.624.43
Rebounds per game
56th
15th
41 9.98 vs. 12.202.22
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.28 vs. 1.350.93
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.61 vs. 0.820.21
Blocks per game
+300th
106th
+194 0.39 vs. 1.300.92
Offensive Rebounds per game
131st
1st
130 2.33 vs. 5.062.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
38th
13 7.65 vs. 7.130.51
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
107th
+193 5.33 vs. 7.101.77
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
153rd
+147 12.17 vs. 14.472.30
3-Pointers Made per game
100th
+300th
+200 1.76 vs. 0.011.75
3-Pointers Attempted per game
65th
+300th
+235 4.77 vs. 0.074.70
Free Throws Made per game
155th
17th
138 3.78 vs. 6.422.64
Free Throws Attempted per game
174th
14th
160 4.57 vs. 8.343.78

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Love Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
56th
+244 12.64 vs. 22.109.46
Rebounds per game
125th
9th
116 8.34 vs. 13.785.44
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.64 vs. 1.450.19
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.63 vs. 0.890.27
Blocks per game
+300th
54th
+246 0.47 vs. 1.611.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
1st
+299 1.59 vs. 5.433.83
Defensive Rebounds per game
52nd
14th
38 6.75 vs. 8.351.60
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
65th
+235 4.11 vs. 7.983.87
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
89th
+211 10.27 vs. 16.666.39
3-Pointers Made per game
61st
+300th
+239 1.99 vs. 0.011.98
3-Pointers Attempted per game
89th
+300th
+211 5.01 vs. 0.094.92
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
30th
+270 2.42 vs. 6.133.71
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
26th
+274 2.83 vs. 8.045.21

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.