Mel Counts vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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.