Sam Bowie vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Sam Bowie 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) *

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.