Larry Bird vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Pete Maravich 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Pete Maravich 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Pete Maravich 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Pete Maravich 0

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 Pete Maravich 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.