Pete Maravich vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Pete Maravich 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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pete Maravich 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Maravich 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pete Maravich 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.