Pete Maravich vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Yao Ming 5

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.