Pete Maravich vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.