Richard Jefferson vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Richard Jefferson 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Jefferson 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Richard Jefferson 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) *

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.