Moses Malone
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1994-95
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Mar 23, 1955
- Draft
- Undrafted or not recorded
1Championships
3MVP awards
8All-League teams
13All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.0
- True shooting
- .570
- Effective FG
- .493
- Usage rate
- 25.3
- Win shares
- 179.2
- WS per 48
- .174
- Box plus/minus
- 1.6
- VORP
- 45.1
- Best season, WS
- 15.4
- Best season, BPM
- 4.5
- MVP vote shares
- 2.86
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 6 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 ABA | UTS | 19 | 83 | 3,205 | 19.6 | .601 | .571 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 10.2 | .153 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 108 | 100 |
| 1975-76 ABA | SSL | 20 | 43 | 1,168 | 16.8 | .538 | .512 | 23.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .077 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 100 | 105 |
| 1976-77 | 2+ teams | 21 | 82 | 2,506 | 19.8 | .540 | .480 | – | 5.4 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .167 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 22 | 59 | 2,107 | 21.2 | .559 | .499 | 23.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 6.1 | .139 | 2.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 106 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 3,390 | 23.7 | .604 | .540 | 23.4 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 14.1 | .200 | 4.5 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 117 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 3,140 | 24.1 | .560 | .502 | 27.6 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 11.9 | .183 | 4.5 | -2.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 114 | 106 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 25 | 80 | 3,245 | 25.1 | .585 | .522 | 27.6 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 13.7 | .202 | 4.5 | -1.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 115 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 26 | 81 | 3,398 | 26.8 | .576 | .519 | 29.9 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 15.4 | .218 | 6.2 | -1.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 118 | 106 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 27 | 78 | 2,922 | 25.1 | .578 | .501 | 26.0 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 15.1 | .248 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 116 | 97 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 28 | 71 | 2,613 | 21.8 | .566 | .483 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 9.5 | .175 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 111 | 102 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 29 | 79 | 2,957 | 22.5 | .577 | .469 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 11.9 | .193 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 116 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 30 | 74 | 2,706 | 20.6 | .553 | .458 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 8.9 | .157 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 111 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 31 | 73 | 2,488 | 23.8 | .545 | .454 | 29.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 | .182 | 4.3 | -1.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 114 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 32 | 79 | 2,692 | 21.1 | .577 | .488 | 25.2 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 9.2 | .163 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 113 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 33 | 81 | 2,878 | 21.2 | .581 | .491 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 10.7 | .178 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 116 | 105 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 34 | 81 | 2,735 | 20.2 | .564 | .481 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | .134 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 114 | 112 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 35 | 82 | 1,912 | 18.2 | .570 | .468 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 5.6 | .140 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 116 | 109 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 36 | 82 | 2,511 | 19.2 | .556 | .475 | 21.7 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 7.8 | .148 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 117 | 110 |
| 1992-93 | MIL | 37 | 11 | 104 | 18.7 | .449 | .310 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .069 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -3.2 | 0.0 | 101 | 107 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 38 | 55 | 618 | 17.7 | .519 | .440 | 24.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .078 | 0.4 | -2.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 104 | 109 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 39 | 17 | 149 | 12.1 | .499 | .386 | 17.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .088 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 104 | 106 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.