Sam Lacey vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Sam Lacey 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.