Fred Brown vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Fred Brown, 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.

Fred Brown played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Fred Brown had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
Fred Brown 13 8 1971-72 to 1983-84
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1971-721970-71
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta 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 %
Fred Brown 33 10.9 4.2 - - 1.1 1.8 - - - 1.3 1.8 5.5 .328 - - - 0.7 0.9 .759
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 %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1972-731971-72
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta 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 %
Fred Brown 79 29.4 13.5 - - 4.0 5.5 - - - 2.9 6.0 13.1 .455 - - - 1.5 1.9 .818
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 %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1973-741972-73
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Fred Brown 82 30.5 16.5 1.4 3.5 4.9 5.0 1.7 0.2 - 3.4 7.0 15.0 .471 - - - 2.4 2.8 .863
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 %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1974-751973-74
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Fred Brown 81 33.0 21.0 1.4 2.8 4.2 3.5 2.3 0.2 - 2.8 9.1 19.0 .480 - - - 2.8 3.4 .831
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 %
Fred Brown 8 30.0 20.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.9 2.1 0.1 - 2.4 8.6 17.4 .496 - - - 3.4 4.0 .844
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1975-761974-75
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Fred Brown 76 33.1 23.1 1.5 2.7 4.2 2.7 1.9 0.2 - 2.4 9.8 20.0 .488 - - - 3.6 4.1 .869
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 %
Fred Brown 6 39.3 28.5 2.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 2.2 0.0 - 3.3 11.3 22.2 .511 - - - 5.8 7.3 .795
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1976-771975-76
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
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 %
Fred Brown 72 29.1 17.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.4 1.7 0.3 - 1.9 7.4 15.5 .479 - - - 2.3 2.6 .884
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 %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1977-781976-77
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Fred Brown 72 27.3 16.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.3 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.1 14.5 .488 - - - 2.4 2.7 .898
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 %
Fred Brown 22 26.1 17.3 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.1 7.0 15.5 .449 - - - 3.4 4.1 .833
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1978-791977-78
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Fred Brown 77 25.5 14.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.4 1.5 0.3 2.1 1.8 5.8 12.4 .469 - - - 2.4 2.7 .888
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 %
Fred Brown 17 15.3 8.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.4 3.8 8.4 .451 - - - 0.8 1.0 .824
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1979-801978-79
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Fred Brown 80 21.3 12.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.1 10.5 .479 0.5 1.1 .443 1.4 1.7 .837
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 %
Fred Brown 15 20.9 12.5 1.1 1.5 2.5 2.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 5.3 12.1 .440 0.7 2.3 .294 1.2 1.4 .857
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1980-811979-80
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Fred Brown 78 25.5 15.5 0.7 1.6 2.2 3.0 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.8 6.5 13.3 .488 0.3 0.8 .359 2.2 2.7 .832
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 %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1981-82-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Fred Brown 82 21.8 11.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.4 4.8 10.5 .455 0.3 0.9 .325 1.4 1.6 .860
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 8 19.8 11.9 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.6 5.4 11.1 .483 0.3 0.6 .400 0.9 1.3 .700
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 80 17.9 10.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.6 8.9 .520 0.2 0.4 .438 0.7 0.9 .806
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 2 15.0 3.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 4.5 .222 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Fred Brown Pete Maravich
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 71 15.9 8.5 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 7.1 .510 0.1 0.5 .265 1.1 1.2 .895
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 5 17.6 9.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.8 4.0 9.4 .426 0.2 0.6 .333 1.6 2.2 .727
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------