Michael Jordan vs Moses Malone
Michael Jordan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Moses Malone, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and playmaking (5.3 APG). Head to head they met 38 times, with Michael Jordan winning the series 20–18.
The case for Michael Jordan: scoring (30.1 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), shooting efficiency (56.9% TS%), and 3 more.
The case for Moses Malone: rebounding (12.2 RPG), longevity (1329 games played).
PPG
30.120.6
RPG
6.212.2
APG
5.31.3
TS%
56.9%56.8%
PER
28.121.1
Win Shares
197.959.6
games played
10721329
MVPs / All-Star nods
5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS3 MVP · 1 FMVP · 8 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Michael Jordan | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 20–18 | |
| Meetings | 38 | |
| PPG | 29.1 | 16.9 |
| RPG | 5.5 | 10.1 |
| APG | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| First meeting | 1984-85 | |
| Last meeting | 1991-92 | |
Per Game
| Michael Jordan | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1072 | 1329 |
| MIN | 38.3 | 33.2 |
| PTS | 30.1 | 20.6 |
| REB | 6.2 | 12.2 |
| AST | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| STL | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| FG% | 49.7 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 32.7 | 10.8 |
| FT% | 83.5 | 76.9 |
Advanced
| Michael Jordan | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 28.1 | 21.1 |
| TS% | 56.9 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 33.7 | 25.2 |
| WS | 197.9 | 59.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.251 | 0.152 |
| BPM | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| VORP | 103.9 | 12.4 |
Accolades
| Michael Jordan | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 5 | 3 |
| Finals MVP | 6 | 1 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 11 | 8 |
| All-Star | 14 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | 3 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9988
Efficiency7884
Playmaking9038
Rebounding8296
Defense9581
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