Danny Ainge vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Danny Ainge, 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.
Danny Ainge played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Danny Ainge had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 |
Danny Ainge |
14 |
12 |
1981-82 to 1994-95 |
Pete Maravich |
10 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1979-80 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
53 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.357 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.294 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.862 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
12.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.422 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.769 |
Pete Maravich |
5 |
39.8 |
22.0 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.2 |
24.4 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
.692 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
25.6 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
9.0 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.172 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.742 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
7 |
28.7 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
.389 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
Pete Maravich |
6 |
36.5 |
27.7 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
20.2 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
11.8 |
.817 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
16.3 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.821 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
19 |
13.3 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
.456 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.700 |
Pete Maravich |
6 |
39.0 |
26.2 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.8 |
25.8 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.794 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
34.2 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.529 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.268 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.868 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
32.7 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.466 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.438 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
8.8 |
.504 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.356 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.904 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
18 |
36.2 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
10.7 |
.554 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.412 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
35.2 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.486 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.443 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.897 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
20 |
38.1 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.487 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.438 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.861 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
37.3 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.491 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.415 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.878 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
17 |
39.4 |
11.6 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
10.8 |
.386 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.328 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.881 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 8 |
|
Danny Ainge |
Pete Maravich |
Season |
1988-89 | 1977-78 |
Team |
Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings | New Orleans Jazz |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | 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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
73 |
32.6 |
17.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.457 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.854 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
36.4 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.438 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.374 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.831 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
21.4 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
.472 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.406 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.826 |
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 |
% |
Danny Ainge |
16 |
17.3 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.448 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.306 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.821 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
19.7 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.442 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.824 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
21.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.479 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.404 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.830 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
27.0 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.462 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.403 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.848 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
24 |
24.6 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.376 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.413 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.872 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
68 |
22.9 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.417 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.328 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.830 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
23.0 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
.458 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.425 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.714 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
74 |
18.6 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
.460 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.364 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.808 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
13.7 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
.500 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.909 |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |