Pete Maravich vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Jeff Ruland 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)

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.