Doug Collins vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Doug Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Doug Collins played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Doug Collins had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, while Pete Maravich had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Doug Collins 8 3 1973-74 to 1980-81
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1973-741970-71
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 25 17.4 8.0 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 - 2.6 2.9 7.8 .371 - - - 2.2 2.9 .764
Pete Maravich 81 36.1 23.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .458 - - - 5.0 6.2 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 5 39.8 22.0 - - 5.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 9.2 24.4 .377 - - - 3.6 5.2 .692

Season 2

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1974-751971-72
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 81 34.8 17.9 1.3 2.6 3.9 2.6 1.3 0.2 - 3.6 6.9 14.2 .488 - - - 4.1 4.8 .844
Pete Maravich 66 34.9 19.3 - - 3.9 6.0 - - - 3.1 7.0 16.3 .427 - - - 5.4 6.6 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 6 36.5 27.7 - - 5.3 4.7 - - - 4.0 9.0 20.2 .446 - - - 9.7 11.8 .817

Season 3

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1975-761972-73
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 77 38.9 20.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 0.3 - 3.2 8.0 15.5 .513 - - - 4.8 5.8 .836
Pete Maravich 79 39.1 26.1 - - 4.4 6.9 - - - 3.1 10.0 22.6 .441 - - - 6.1 7.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 3 39.0 19.3 4.3 2.7 7.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.0 7.7 17.7 .434 - - - 4.0 4.7 .857
Pete Maravich 6 39.0 26.2 - - 4.8 6.7 - - - 4.0 10.8 25.8 .419 - - - 4.5 5.7 .794

Season 4

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1976-771973-74
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 58 35.1 18.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.7 1.2 0.3 - 3.0 7.3 14.2 .518 - - - 3.6 4.3 .840
Pete Maravich 76 38.2 27.7 1.3 3.6 4.9 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 3.4 10.8 23.6 .457 - - - 6.2 7.5 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 19 39.9 22.4 1.6 2.6 4.2 3.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.0 9.3 16.7 .557 - - - 3.7 5.1 .740
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1977-781974-75
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 79 35.1 19.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 4.1 1.6 0.3 3.2 2.9 8.1 15.5 .526 - - - 3.4 4.2 .812
Pete Maravich 79 36.1 21.5 1.2 4.2 5.3 6.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.9 8.3 19.8 .419 - - - 4.9 6.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 10 34.2 20.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.9 8.2 16.5 .497 - - - 4.0 4.9 .816
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1978-791975-76
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 47 33.9 19.5 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.1 1.1 0.4 2.8 3.0 7.6 15.3 .499 - - - 4.3 5.3 .814
Pete Maravich 62 38.3 25.9 0.7 4.1 4.8 5.4 1.4 0.4 - 3.2 9.7 21.2 .459 - - - 6.4 7.9 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1979-801976-77
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 36 26.8 13.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.1 5.3 11.4 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 3.4 .911
Pete Maravich 73 41.7 31.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 5.4 1.2 0.3 - 2.6 12.1 28.0 .433 - - - 6.9 8.2 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season 1980-811977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins 12 27.4 12.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.5 0.6 0.3 1.8 1.9 5.2 10.5 .492 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.4 .828
Pete Maravich 50 40.8 27.0 1.0 2.6 3.6 6.7 2.0 0.2 5.0 2.3 11.1 25.1 .444 - - - 4.8 5.5 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season -1978-79
Team -New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 49 37.2 22.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 5.0 1.2 0.4 4.1 2.1 8.9 21.1 .421 - - - 4.8 5.7 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Doug Collins Pete Maravich
Season -1979-80
Team -Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 43 22.4 13.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.8 5.7 12.6 .449 0.2 0.3 .667 2.1 2.4 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 9 11.6 6.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 5.7 .490 0.2 0.7 .333 0.2 0.3 .667