Larry Bird vs Moses Malone
Larry Bird leads 5 of 8 career categories against Moses Malone, including scoring (24.3 PPG) and playmaking (6.3 APG). Head to head they met 66 times, 15 of them in the playoffs, with Larry Bird winning the series 44–22.
The case for Larry Bird: scoring (24.3 PPG), playmaking (6.3 APG), per-minute impact (24.7 PER), and 2 more.
The case for Moses Malone: rebounding (12.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%), longevity (1329 games played).
PPG
24.320.6
RPG
10.012.2
APG
6.31.3
TS%
56.4%56.8%
PER
24.721.1
Win Shares
67.459.6
games played
8971329
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 MVP · 2 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS3 MVP · 1 FMVP · 8 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Larry Bird | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 44–22 | |
| Meetings | 66 (15 playoff) | |
| PPG | 23.4 | 21.4 |
| RPG | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| APG | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| First meeting | 1979-80 | |
| Last meeting | 1991-92 | |
Per Game
| Larry Bird | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 897 | 1329 |
| MIN | 38.4 | 33.2 |
| PTS | 24.3 | 20.6 |
| REB | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| AST | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| STL | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| FG% | 49.6 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 38.0 | 10.8 |
| FT% | 88.5 | 76.9 |
Advanced
| Larry Bird | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 24.7 | 21.1 |
| TS% | 56.4 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 27.1 | 25.2 |
| WS | 67.4 | 59.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.200 | 0.152 |
| BPM | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| VORP | 36.0 | 12.4 |
Accolades
| Larry Bird | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 3 | 3 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 10 | 8 |
| All-Star | 12 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 3 | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9788
Efficiency7684
Playmaking9438
Rebounding9696
Defense9181
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