Billy Ray Bates vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Billy Ray Bates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.