John Lucas vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader John Lucas 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games John Lucas 928 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games John Lucas 45 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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.