Pete Maravich vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Tom Riker 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.