Pete Maravich vs. Campy Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Campy Russell and Pete Maravich, 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.

Pete Maravich played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Campy Russell, who played 9. Pete Maravich had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Campy Russell had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80
Campy Russell 9 4 1974-75 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1970-711974-75
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Pete Maravich 81 36.1 23.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .458 - - - 5.0 6.2 .800
Campy Russell 68 11.1 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 5.4 .411 - - - 1.8 2.4 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 5 39.8 22.0 - - 5.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 9.2 24.4 .377 - - - 3.6 5.2 .692
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1971-721975-76
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
Pete Maravich 66 34.9 19.3 - - 3.9 6.0 - - - 3.1 7.0 16.3 .427 - - - 5.4 6.6 .811
Campy Russell 82 23.9 15.0 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 - 2.8 5.9 12.2 .482 - - - 3.2 4.2 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 6 36.5 27.7 - - 5.3 4.7 - - - 4.0 9.0 20.2 .446 - - - 9.7 11.8 .817
Campy Russell 13 25.2 13.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 3.9 5.0 12.4 .404 - - - 3.6 4.2 .855

Season 3

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1972-731976-77
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Pete Maravich 79 39.1 26.1 - - 4.4 6.9 - - - 3.1 10.0 22.6 .441 - - - 6.1 7.7 .800
Campy Russell 70 30.1 16.5 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 - 2.8 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.1 5.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 6 39.0 26.2 - - 4.8 6.7 - - - 4.0 10.8 25.8 .419 - - - 4.5 5.7 .794
Campy Russell 3 33.3 17.7 3.3 5.3 8.7 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.3 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 4

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1973-741977-78
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 %
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
Campy Russell 72 35.0 19.4 2.1 4.2 6.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.7 7.3 16.2 .448 - - - 4.9 6.5 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell 2 44.0 27.5 3.5 4.0 7.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 4.5 9.5 19.5 .487 - - - 8.5 10.5 .810

Season 5

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1974-751978-79
Team New Orleans JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -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 %
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
Campy Russell 74 38.6 21.9 2.0 4.8 6.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 3.5 3.0 8.1 17.1 .476 - - - 5.6 7.1 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1975-761979-80
Team New Orleans JazzCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Campy Russell 41 32.5 18.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 4.2 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.8 6.9 15.4 .451 0.0 0.2 .111 4.3 5.8 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1976-771980-81
Team New Orleans JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
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
Campy Russell 79 36.3 16.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 13.9 .464 0.1 0.3 .308 3.4 4.3 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell 2 44.5 23.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.5 17.0 .441 0.0 1.0 .000 8.0 8.5 .941

Season 8

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1977-781981-82
Team New Orleans JazzNew York Knicks
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 %
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
Campy Russell 77 30.6 13.9 1.1 1.9 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.9 5.3 11.1 .478 0.3 0.7 .439 3.0 3.8 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------

Note: Campy Russell didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

Season 9

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
Season 1978-791984-85
Team New Orleans JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards 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 %
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
Campy Russell 3 8.0 2.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Pete Maravich Campy Russell
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 %
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
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------