Pete Maravich vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Pete Maravich 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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Ben McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

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.