Moses Malone

How tall was Moses Malone?

Moses Malone is commonly listed at 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Moses Malone’s 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Moses Malone is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 6.5 in (47.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Moses Malone: 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Moses Malone is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 1 in (33.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Moses Malone is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 6.5 in (47.1 cm).Moses Malone is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 6.5 in (47.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Moses Malone: 6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Moses Malone is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 1 in (33.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Moses Malone is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 6.5 in (47.1 cm).

Moses Malone beside others

Moses Malone is one of the taller basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 2.5 in (36.7 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 7 in (48.3 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 10 in: Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis and Lamar Odom.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 10 in (208.3 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Cpl. Lameen Witter, derivative work by JoeJohnson2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). Moses Malone height: 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/moses-malone
MLA“Moses Malone Height: 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/moses-malone.
Chicago“Moses Malone Height: 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/moses-malone.
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Moses Malone, 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)