Pete Maravich vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Johnny Payak 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.