Pete Maravich vs. Phil Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Smith 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.

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 0 Phil Smith 1

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Phil Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Phil Smith 165

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Phil Smith 18

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

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.