Pete Maravich vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Louie Nelson -

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.