Jim Ard vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.