Pete Maravich vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders 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.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Tom Sanders - 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.