Pete Maravich vs. Jim McIlvaine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McIlvaine 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, 3 more than Jim McIlvaine, who played 7. Pete Maravich had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jim McIlvaine had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Jim McIlvaine 7 2 1994-95 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1970-711994-95
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Bullets
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
Jim McIlvaine 55 9.7 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.3 .479 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .683
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1971-721995-96
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
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 66 34.9 19.3 - - 3.9 6.0 - - - 3.1 7.0 16.3 .427 - - - 5.4 6.6 .811
Jim McIlvaine 80 14.9 2.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.1 0.8 1.8 .428 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .552
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1972-731996-97
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics 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 %
Pete Maravich 79 39.1 26.1 - - 4.4 6.9 - - - 3.1 10.0 22.6 .441 - - - 6.1 7.7 .800
Jim McIlvaine 82 18.0 3.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.8 3.0 1.6 3.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .143 0.6 1.3 .495
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
Jim McIlvaine 5 5.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 4

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1973-741997-98
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
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
Jim McIlvaine 78 15.5 3.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.7 3.1 1.3 2.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Jim McIlvaine 6 10.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 3.7 1.0 3.3 .300 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 5

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1974-751998-99
Team New Orleans JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
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
Jim McIlvaine 22 12.2 2.2 1.4 1.0 2.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.6 2.7 1.0 2.3 .431 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 6

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1975-761999-00
Team New Orleans JazzNew Jersey Nets
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
Jim McIlvaine 66 15.9 2.4 1.6 1.9 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.8 0.6 3.1 1.0 2.3 .416 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .518
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 7

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1976-772000-01
Team New Orleans JazzNew Jersey Nets
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 %
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
Jim McIlvaine 18 10.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 8

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
Season 1977-78-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 %
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
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Season 9

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
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 %
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 10

Pete Maravich Jim McIlvaine
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------