Pete Maravich vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Norm Nixon 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.