Moses Malone vs Steve Nash
Moses Malone leads 5 of 8 career categories against Steve Nash, including scoring (20.6 PPG) and rebounding (12.2 RPG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Moses Malone's last season was 1994-95, and Steve Nash debuted in 1996-97.
The case for Moses Malone: scoring (20.6 PPG), rebounding (12.2 RPG), per-minute impact (21.1 PER), and 2 more.
The case for Steve Nash: playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), career value (129.6 Win Shares).
PPG
20.614.3
RPG
12.23.0
APG
1.38.5
TS%
56.8%60.5%
PER
21.119.9
Win Shares
59.6129.6
games played
13291217
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 MVP · 1 FMVP · 8 All-NBA · 12 AS2 MVP · 7 All-NBA · 8 AS
Per Game
| Moses Malone | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1329 | 1217 |
| MIN | 33.2 | 31.3 |
| PTS | 20.6 | 14.3 |
| REB | 12.2 | 3.0 |
| AST | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| STL | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| BLK | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| FG% | 49.0 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 10.8 | 42.8 |
| FT% | 76.9 | 90.4 |
Advanced
| Moses Malone | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.1 | 19.9 |
| TS% | 56.8 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 25.2 | 21.0 |
| WS | 59.6 | 129.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.152 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 12.4 | 53.5 |
Accolades
| Moses Malone | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 3 | 2 |
| Finals MVP | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 8 | 7 |
| All-Star | 12 | 8 |
| All-Defensive | 2 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring8878
Efficiency8491
Playmaking3896
Rebounding9645
Defense8137
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