Danny Ferry vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Danny Ferry, 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.

Danny Ferry played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Danny Ferry had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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 Ferry 13 9 1990-91 to 2002-03
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1990-911970-71
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
Danny Ferry 81 20.5 8.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 3.4 7.9 .428 0.3 1.0 .299 1.5 1.9 .816
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 Ferry ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich 5 39.8 22.0 - - 5.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 9.2 24.4 .377 - - - 3.6 5.2 .692

Season 2

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1991-921971-72
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost East 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 %
Danny Ferry 68 13.8 5.1 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.8 .409 0.3 0.7 .354 0.9 1.1 .836
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 Ferry 9 6.1 2.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 .467 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Pete Maravich 6 36.5 27.7 - - 5.3 4.7 - - - 4.0 9.0 20.2 .446 - - - 9.7 11.8 .817

Season 3

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1992-931972-73
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 %
Danny Ferry 76 19.2 7.5 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.0 .479 0.4 1.1 .415 1.3 1.5 .876
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 Ferry 8 14.8 4.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.8 1.6 4.3 .382 0.5 1.1 .444 1.1 1.3 .900
Pete Maravich 6 39.0 26.2 - - 4.8 6.7 - - - 4.0 10.8 25.8 .419 - - - 4.5 5.7 .794

Season 4

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1993-941973-74
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 Ferry 70 13.8 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.8 .446 0.2 0.7 .275 0.5 0.6 .884
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 Ferry 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1994-951974-75
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 Ferry 82 15.7 7.5 0.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.1 .446 1.1 2.8 .403 0.9 1.0 .881
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 Ferry 4 16.8 9.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 .520 2.0 3.8 .533 1.0 1.5 .667
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1995-961975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 Ferry 82 32.7 13.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .459 1.7 4.4 .394 1.3 1.6 .769
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 Ferry 3 39.0 9.7 0.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 4.3 4.7 13.7 .341 0.3 5.3 .063 0.0 0.0 -
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1996-971976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
Danny Ferry 82 32.1 10.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 3.0 4.2 9.7 .429 1.4 3.5 .401 0.9 1.1 .851
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 Ferry ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1997-981977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 Ferry 69 15.0 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 4.1 .395 0.5 1.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .800
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 Ferry 3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1998-991978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
Danny Ferry 50 21.2 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.9 .476 0.8 1.9 .392 0.6 0.7 .879
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 Ferry ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 1999-001979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Danny Ferry 63 21.0 7.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.9 3.0 6.0 .497 0.5 1.2 .440 0.8 0.9 .912
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 Ferry ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 2000-01-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Danny Ferry 80 21.1 5.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 4.7 .475 0.9 2.0 .449 0.3 0.4 .733
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 13 25.8 5.8 0.6 2.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 1.6 3.5 .457 0.0 0.0 -
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 2001-02-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Danny Ferry 50 16.0 4.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 2.0 .434 0.7 0.7 .944
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 10 15.7 2.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 3.3 .303 0.7 2.0 .350 0.1 0.4 .250
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danny Ferry Pete Maravich
Season 2002-03-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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 Ferry 64 9.4 1.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.9 .355 0.3 0.9 .350 0.2 0.2 .769
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 16 6.3 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.9 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------