Last Updated on October 23, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

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.