Joey Graham vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Joey Graham, 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.

Joey Graham played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Joey Graham had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Joey Graham 6 3 2005-06 to 2010-11
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2005-061970-71
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta 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 %
Joey Graham 80 19.8 6.7 0.7 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.9 2.5 5.2 .478 0.4 1.1 .333 1.4 1.7 .812
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2006-071971-72
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Joey Graham 79 16.7 6.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 2.0 2.4 4.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .290 1.4 1.7 .840
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 %
Joey Graham 6 18.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 3.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 0.8 .800
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

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2007-081972-73
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Joey Graham 38 8.7 3.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.1 0.1 .667 1.0 1.2 .844
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 %
Joey Graham 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2008-091973-74
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Joey Graham 78 19.8 7.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.4 3.0 6.2 .481 0.0 0.2 .188 1.7 2.1 .825
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2009-101974-75
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Joey Graham 63 12.0 4.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.7 3.2 .520 0.0 0.2 .154 0.9 1.2 .740
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 %
Joey Graham 4 7.3 6.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.5 4.3 .588 0.3 0.8 .333 0.8 1.3 .600
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season 2010-111975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
Joey Graham 39 15.0 5.2 0.2 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.1 4.6 .458 0.2 0.8 .300 0.7 0.9 .806
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
Season -1976-77
Team -New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joey Graham Pete Maravich
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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