Karl Malone vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Pete Maravich 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Pete Maravich 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Pete Maravich 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Pete Maravich 0

Scoring Leader Karl Malone 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.