Last Updated on August 6, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
Moses Malone’s career statistics are summarized on this page across every season documented in HeatingUp. The data provides a numerical record of his career production, with all figures sourced from HeatingUp, covering his professional seasons in the ABA and NBA from 1974–75 to 1994–95 with the Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis, Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, and San Antonio Spurs.
Moses Malone — NBA career per-game statistics:
| Yr | Team | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UTS | 19 | 83 | — | 38.6 | 18.8 | 14.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 12.5 | .571 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.1 | .635 |
| 1975 | SSL | 20 | 43 | — | 27.2 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 11.4 | .512 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | .612 |
| 1976 | POR | 21 | 2 | — | 6.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .200 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | .500 |
| 1976 | BUF | 21 | 80 | — | 30.9 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | — | 9.9 | .481 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | .693 |
| 1977 | HOU | 22 | 59 | — | 35.7 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 14.0 | .499 | 0.0 | — | 7.5 | .718 |
| 1978 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 82 | 41.3 | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 16.2 | .540 | 0.0 | — | 9.9 | .739 |
| 1979 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 82 | 38.3 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 18.9 | .502 | 0.1 | .000 | 9.5 | .719 |
| 1980 | HOU | 25 | 80 | — | 40.6 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 19.3 | .522 | 0.0 | .333 | 10.1 | .757 |
| 1981 | HOU | 26 | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 22.5 | .519 | 0.1 | .000 | 10.2 | .762 |
| 1982 | PHI | 27 | 78 | 78 | 37.5 | 24.5 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 16.7 | .501 | 0.0 | .000 | 10.1 | .761 |
| 1983 | PHI | 28 | 71 | 71 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | .483 | 0.1 | .000 | 10.2 | .750 |
| 1984 | PHI | 29 | 79 | 79 | 37.4 | 24.6 | 13.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 16.3 | .469 | 0.0 | .000 | 11.4 | .815 |
| 1985 | PHI | 30 | 74 | 74 | 36.6 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 16.8 | .458 | 0.0 | .000 | 10.6 | .787 |
| 1986 | WSB | 31 | 73 | 70 | 34.1 | 24.1 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 18.0 | .454 | 0.2 | .000 | 9.5 | .824 |
| 1987 | WSB | 32 | 79 | 78 | 34.1 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 13.8 | .487 | 0.1 | .286 | 8.7 | .788 |
| 1988 | ATL | 33 | 81 | 80 | 35.5 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 13.5 | .491 | 0.1 | .000 | 8.8 | .789 |
| 1989 | ATL | 34 | 81 | 81 | 33.8 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 13.3 | .480 | 0.1 | .111 | 7.8 | .781 |
| 1990 | ATL | 35 | 82 | 15 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 7.3 | .468 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.5 | .831 |
| 1991 | MIL | 36 | 82 | 77 | 30.6 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 11.3 | .474 | 0.1 | .375 | 6.1 | .786 |
| 1992 | MIL | 37 | 11 | 0 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 | .310 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | .774 |
| 1993 | PHI | 38 | 55 | 0 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | .440 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | .769 |
| 1994 | SAS | 39 | 17 | 0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .371 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.9 | .688 |
| TOT | — | — | 1455 | 948 | 34.0 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 14.3 | .495 | 0.1 | .096 | 8.2 | .760 |
Moses Malone — NBA career totals:
| Yr | Team | Age | GP | GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UTS | 19 | 83 | — | 3205 | 1557 | 1209 | 82 | 85 | 128 | 320 | 1035 | 591 | 1 | 0 | 591 | 375 |
| 1976 | SSL | 20 | 43 | — | 1168 | 614 | 413 | 58 | 25 | 28 | 140 | 490 | 251 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 112 |
| 1977 | BUF | 21 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU | 21 | 80 | — | 2500 | 1083 | 1071 | 89 | 67 | 181 | 274 | 810 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 305 |
| 1978 | HOU | 22 | 59 | — | 2107 | 1144 | 886 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 220 | 828 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 318 |
| 1979 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 82 | 3390 | 2031 | 1444 | 147 | 79 | 119 | 326 | 1325 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 811 | 599 |
| 1980 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 82 | 3140 | 2119 | 1190 | 147 | 80 | 107 | 300 | 1549 | 778 | 6 | 0 | 783 | 563 |
| 1981 | HOU | 25 | 80 | — | 3245 | 2222 | 1180 | 141 | 83 | 150 | 308 | 1545 | 806 | 3 | 1 | 804 | 609 |
| 1982 | HOU | 26 | 81 | 81 | 3398 | 2520 | 1188 | 142 | 76 | 125 | 294 | 1822 | 945 | 6 | 0 | 827 | 630 |
| 1983 | PHI | 27 | 78 | 78 | 2922 | 1908 | 1194 | 101 | 89 | 157 | 264 | 1305 | 654 | 1 | 0 | 788 | 600 |
| 1984 | PHI | 28 | 71 | 71 | 2613 | 1609 | 950 | 96 | 71 | 110 | 250 | 1101 | 532 | 4 | 0 | 727 | 545 |
| 1985 | PHI | 29 | 79 | 79 | 2957 | 1941 | 1031 | 130 | 67 | 123 | 286 | 1284 | 602 | 2 | 0 | 904 | 737 |
| 1986 | PHI | 30 | 74 | 74 | 2706 | 1759 | 872 | 90 | 67 | 71 | 261 | 1246 | 571 | 1 | 0 | 784 | 617 |
| 1987 | WSB | 31 | 73 | 70 | 2488 | 1760 | 824 | 120 | 59 | 92 | 202 | 1311 | 595 | 11 | 0 | 692 | 570 |
| 1988 | WSB | 32 | 79 | 78 | 2692 | 1607 | 884 | 112 | 59 | 72 | 249 | 1090 | 531 | 7 | 2 | 689 | 543 |
| 1989 | ATL | 33 | 81 | 80 | 2878 | 1637 | 956 | 112 | 79 | 100 | 245 | 1096 | 538 | 12 | 0 | 711 | 561 |
| 1990 | ATL | 34 | 81 | 81 | 2735 | 1528 | 812 | 130 | 47 | 84 | 232 | 1077 | 517 | 9 | 1 | 631 | 493 |
| 1991 | ATL | 35 | 82 | 15 | 1912 | 869 | 667 | 68 | 30 | 74 | 137 | 598 | 280 | 7 | 0 | 372 | 309 |
| 1992 | MIL | 36 | 82 | 77 | 2511 | 1279 | 744 | 93 | 74 | 64 | 150 | 929 | 440 | 8 | 3 | 504 | 396 |
| 1993 | MIL | 37 | 11 | 0 | 104 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 |
| 1994 | PHI | 38 | 55 | 0 | 618 | 294 | 226 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 232 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 90 |
| 1995 | SAS | 39 | 17 | 0 | 149 | 49 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 |
| TOT | — | — | 1455 | 948 | 49444 | 29580 | 17834 | 1936 | 1199 | 1889 | 4264 | 20750 | 10277 | 83 | 8 | 11864 | 9018 |
Moses Malone — NBA career evolution
| Year | Team | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–77 | HOU | Emerging Starter | 30.6 | Moderate | 13.2 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 14.4 | First full NBA season; showcased rebounding prowess. |
| 1977–78 | HOU | Primary Scorer | 38.3 | High | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 23.1 | Led league in rebounds; All-NBA Second Team. |
| 1978–79 | HOU | Franchise Anchor | 41.3 | Very High | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 23.1 | Back-to-back rebounding titles; MVP runner-up. |
| 1979–80 | HOU | MVP Candidate | 38.9 | Very High | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 22.1 | Continued dominance; All-NBA First Team. |
| 1980–81 | HOU | MVP Winner | 41.3 | Elite | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 23.2 | Won first MVP; led Rockets to NBA Finals. |
| 1981–82 | HOU | MVP Winner | 42.0 | Elite | 31.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 24.8 | Career-high PPG; second MVP award. |
| 1982–83 | PHI | Championship Leader | 37.5 | High | 24.5 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 21.5 | Led 76ers to title; Finals MVP; third MVP. |
| 1983–84 | PHI | Veteran Star | 36.3 | High | 22.7 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 19.8 | Maintained high performance; All-Star. |
| 1984–85 | PHI | Veteran Star | 35.4 | High | 24.6 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 20.1 | Consistent scoring and rebounding. |
| 1985–86 | PHI | Veteran Contributor | 34.3 | Moderate | 23.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 19.5 | Final All-Star season; leadership role. |
| 1986–87 | WSB | Team Leader | 34.5 | Moderate | 24.1 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 19.4 | Led Bullets in scoring and rebounding. |
| 1987–88 | WSB | Veteran Leader | 32.8 | Moderate | 20.2 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 17.3 | Continued to provide veteran presence. |
| 1988–89 | ATL | Role Player | 30.0 | Low | 20.2 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 17.3 | Transitioned to supporting role. |
| 1989–90 | ATL | Reserve | 22.9 | Low | 10.6 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 10.3 | Reduced minutes; mentoring younger players. |
| 1990–91 | MIL | Reserve | 15.0 | Low | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.7 | Final NBA season; limited role. |