Pete Maravich vs. George McCloud Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George McCloud 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.

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, 2 less than George McCloud, who played 12. Pete Maravich had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while George McCloud had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1970-71	1989-90
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers 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	81	36.1	23.2	-	-	3.7	4.4	-	-	-	2.9	9.1	19.9	.458	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.800
George McCloud	44	9.4	2.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.3	1.0	3.3	.313	0.3	0.9	.325	0.3	0.4	.789
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
George McCloud	1	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1972-73	1991-92
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers 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
George McCloud	51	17.5	6.6	0.9	1.7	2.6	2.3	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.9	2.5	6.1	.409	0.6	1.8	.340	1.0	1.3	.781
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
George McCloud	2	26.5	11.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.0	6.0	.500	1.5	3.0	.500	4.0	5.5	.727

Season 4
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1973-74	1992-93
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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
George McCloud	78	19.2	7.2	0.8	1.9	2.6	2.5	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.1	2.8	6.7	.411	0.7	2.3	.320	1.0	1.3	.735
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pete Maravich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George McCloud	4	19.8	4.8	0.8	2.0	2.8	3.5	1.0	0.3	1.3	3.5	2.0	5.8	.348	0.5	3.0	.167	0.3	1.0	.250

Note: George McCloud didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 6
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1975-76	1995-96
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
George McCloud	79	36.0	18.9	1.5	3.3	4.8	2.7	1.4	0.5	2.1	2.7	6.7	16.2	.414	3.3	8.6	.379	2.3	2.8	.804
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pete Maravich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George McCloud	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1976-77	1996-97
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
George McCloud	64	23.3	10.3	0.6	2.2	2.8	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.0	2.0	3.7	9.0	.412	1.5	4.0	.390	1.3	1.6	.822
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pete Maravich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George McCloud	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1977-78	1997-98
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns 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		%
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
George McCloud	63	19.3	7.2	0.7	2.7	3.5	1.3	0.9	0.2	1.0	2.1	2.7	6.8	.405	1.1	3.3	.341	0.6	0.8	.765
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pete Maravich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George McCloud	4	31.5	14.3	0.5	4.3	4.8	2.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	3.8	5.3	10.3	.512	3.0	5.3	.571	0.8	1.0	.750

Season 9
	Pete Maravich	George McCloud
Season	1978-79	1998-99
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns 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		%
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
George McCloud	48	25.9	8.9	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.6	0.9	0.3	1.0	2.7	3.0	6.8	.438	1.4	3.5	.416	1.6	1.8	.862
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pete Maravich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George McCloud	3	26.3	14.0	0.7	3.7	4.3	0.7	1.7	0.0	1.0	4.3	4.3	10.0	.433	3.0	6.7	.450	2.3	3.3	.700