Pete Maravich vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Richie Niemiera 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.