Pete Maravich vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Jim Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

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.