Earl Gardner vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Earl Gardner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Gardner

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.