Pete Maravich vs. Larry Nance Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance Jr. 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.

Larry Nance Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Larry Nance Jr. 9

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Larry Nance Jr. 3

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Larry Nance Jr. 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Larry Nance Jr. 6.2

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Larry Nance Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Larry Nance Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Larry Nance Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Larry Nance Jr. 4,001

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Larry Nance Jr. 3,238

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Larry Nance Jr. 979

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Larry Nance Jr. 601

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Larry Nance Jr. 255

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Larry Nance Jr. 522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Larry Nance Jr. .540

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Larry Nance Jr. .342

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Larry Nance Jr. .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Larry Nance Jr. 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Larry Nance Jr. 5.0

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Larry Nance Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Larry Nance Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Larry Nance Jr. 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Larry Nance Jr. 161

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Larry Nance Jr. 139

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Larry Nance Jr. 30

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Larry Nance Jr. 19

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Larry Nance Jr. 16

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Larry Nance Jr. 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Larry Nance Jr. .642

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Larry Nance Jr. .200

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Larry Nance Jr. .535

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Larry Nance Jr. 7.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018)

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.