Pete Maravich vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pete Maravich 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Steve Nash 7

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Pete Maravich 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.