Pete Maravich
SG · 2TM
Seasons 1970-71–1979-80 · 10 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1947
★ Hall of Fame★ Scoring champion5× All-Star4× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Pistol Pete |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #44 (also #7) |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Born | 1947-06-22 |
| College | LSU |
| Drafted | 1970 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1970-71–1979-80 (10) |
Career averages
24.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 5.4 APG · 658 games · .441 FG% · .667 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | ATL | 23 | 81 | 36.1 | .458 | — | .800 | 3.7 | 4.4 | — | — | 23.2 | 17.8 | .512 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 24 | 66 | 34.9 | .427 | — | .811 | 3.9 | 6.0 | — | — | 19.3 | 17.5 | .502 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 25 | 79 | 39.1 | .441 | — | .800 | 4.4 | 6.9 | — | — | 26.1 | 19.6 | .502 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 26 | 76 | 38.2 | .457 | — | .826 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 27.7 | 20.3 | .516 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 27 | 79 | 36.1 | .419 | — | .811 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 21.5 | 18.3 | .479 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 28 | 62 | 38.3 | .459 | — | .811 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 25.9 | 20.5 | .524 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 29 | 73 | 41.7 | .433 | — | .835 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 31.1 | 19.8 | .492 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 30 | 50 | 40.8 | .444 | — | .870 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 27.0 | 17.6 | .492 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 31 | 49 | 37.2 | .421 | — | .841 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 22.6 | 13.4 | .478 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 32 | 43 | 22.4 | .449 | .667 | .867 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 13.8 | .500 |
| UTA | 32 | 17 | 30.7 | .412 | .636 | .820 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 12.4 | .459 | |
| BOS | 32 | 26 | 17.0 | .494 | .750 | .909 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 15.6 | .547 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | ATL | 81 | — | 2,926 | 738 | 1,613 | .458 | — | — | 404 | 505 | 298 | 355 | — | — | — | 1,880 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 66 | — | 2,302 | 460 | 1,077 | .427 | — | — | 355 | 438 | 256 | 393 | — | — | — | 1,275 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 79 | — | 3,089 | 789 | 1,788 | .441 | — | — | 485 | 606 | 346 | 546 | — | — | — | 2,063 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 76 | — | 2,903 | 819 | 1,791 | .457 | — | — | 469 | 568 | 374 | 396 | 111 | 13 | — | 2,107 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 79 | — | 2,853 | 655 | 1,562 | .419 | — | — | 390 | 481 | 422 | 488 | 120 | 18 | — | 1,700 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 62 | — | 2,373 | 604 | 1,316 | .459 | — | — | 396 | 488 | 300 | 332 | 87 | 23 | — | 1,604 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 73 | — | 3,041 | 886 | 2,047 | .433 | — | — | 501 | 600 | 374 | 392 | 84 | 22 | — | 2,273 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 50 | — | 2,041 | 556 | 1,253 | .444 | — | — | 240 | 276 | 178 | 335 | 101 | 8 | 248 | 1,352 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 49 | — | 1,824 | 436 | 1,035 | .421 | — | — | 233 | 277 | 121 | 243 | 60 | 18 | 200 | 1,105 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 43 | 4 | 964 | 244 | 543 | .449 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 105 | 78 | 83 | 24 | 6 | 82 | 589 |
| UTA | 17 | — | 522 | 121 | 294 | .412 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 50 | 40 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 290 | |
| BOS | 26 | 4 | 442 | 123 | 249 | .494 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 55 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 299 | |
| Career | 658 | — | — | 6,187 | 14,025 | .441 | 10 | 15 | 3564 | 4344 | 2747 | 3563 | 587 | 108 | 530 | 15,948 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | ATL | 81 | 36.1 | 9.1 | 19.8 | .458 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 23.1 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 66 | 34.9 | 7.2 | 16.8 | .427 | — | — | 5.6 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 6.1 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 79 | 39.1 | 9.2 | 20.8 | .441 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 24.0 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 76 | 38.2 | 10.2 | 22.2 | .457 | — | — | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 26.1 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 79 | 36.1 | 8.3 | 19.7 | .419 | — | — | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | — | 21.5 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 62 | 38.3 | 9.2 | 20.0 | .459 | — | — | 6.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | — | 24.3 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 73 | 41.7 | 10.5 | 24.2 | .433 | — | — | 5.9 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | — | 26.9 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 50 | 40.8 | 9.8 | 22.1 | .444 | — | — | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 23.8 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 49 | 37.2 | 8.6 | 20.4 | .421 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 21.8 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 43 | 22.4 | 9.1 | 20.3 | .449 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 22.0 |
| UTA | 17 | 30.7 | 8.3 | 20.3 | .412 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 20.0 | |
| BOS | 26 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 20.3 | .494 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 24.4 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | ATL | 81 | 2,926 | 17.8 | .512 | — | 5.2 | 1.0 | 6.2 | .102 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 66 | 2,302 | 17.5 | .502 | — | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .088 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 79 | 3,089 | 19.6 | .502 | — | 5.1 | 2.5 | 7.6 | .118 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 76 | 2,903 | 20.3 | .516 | — | 5.7 | 1.9 | 7.6 | .125 | +2.5 | -1.3 | +1.1 | +2.3 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 79 | 2,853 | 18.3 | .479 | — | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | .066 | +1.3 | -0.9 | +0.4 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 62 | 2,373 | 20.5 | .524 | — | 4.8 | 2.3 | 7.1 | .144 | +2.9 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +2.7 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 73 | 3,041 | 19.8 | .492 | — | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | .101 | +2.7 | -1.6 | +1.1 | +2.4 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 50 | 2,041 | 17.6 | .492 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .069 | +1.1 | -1.2 | -0.1 | +1.0 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 49 | 1,824 | 13.4 | .478 | 28.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .004 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -3.7 | -0.8 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 43 | 964 | 13.8 | .500 | 28.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .027 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -0.4 |
| UTA | 17 | 522 | 12.4 | .459 | 29.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -.043 | -2.1 | -3.5 | -5.6 | -0.5 | |
| BOS | 26 | 442 | 15.6 | .547 | 27.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .110 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.7 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.5 | — | — | — | — | +9.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 5 | 39.8 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .377 | — | .412 |
| 1971-72 | 6 | 36.5 | 27.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .446 | — | .545 |
| 1972-73 | 6 | 39.0 | 26.2 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .419 | — | .462 |
| 1979-80 | 9 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .490 | .333 | .516 |
| Career | 26 | 29.1 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .423 | .333 | .479 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 327 | 25.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 198–129 |
| Away | 331 | 23.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 95–236 |
| In wins | 293 | 27.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 293–0 |
| In losses | 365 | 21.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0–365 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 22.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 15–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 33 | 26.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 8–25 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 11 | 22.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 7–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 32 | 21.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 9–23 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 20–24 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 13 | 25.9 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 37 | 23.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 14–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 32 | 25.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 16–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 48 | 23.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 25–23 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 12 | 25.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 24.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 14–20 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 21.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 11–19 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 40 | 26.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 20–20 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 37 | 26.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 22–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 13–23 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 22.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 20–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 27.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 12–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 10 | 24.4 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 4–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Pete Maravich's career stats?
Pete Maravich has averaged 24.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 5.4 APG over 10 seasons (1970-71–1979-80).
How tall is Pete Maravich?
Pete Maravich is 6-5 (197 lb).
When was Pete Maravich drafted?
Pete Maravich was drafted in 1970, round 1, pick 3, by the Atlanta Hawks.