Pete Maravich vs. Orlando Woolridge Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Orlando Woolridge and Pete Maravich, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Pete Maravich played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Orlando Woolridge, who played 13. Pete Maravich had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Orlando Woolridge had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Pete Maravich 10 4 1970-71 to 1979-80
Orlando Woolridge 13 5 1981-82 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1970-711981-82
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 81 36.1 23.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .458 - - - 5.0 6.2 .800
Orlando Woolridge 75 15.8 7.3 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.0 2.7 5.3 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 5 39.8 22.0 - - 5.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 9.2 24.4 .377 - - - 3.6 5.2 .692
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1971-721982-83
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 66 34.9 19.3 - - 3.9 6.0 - - - 3.1 7.0 16.3 .427 - - - 5.4 6.6 .811
Orlando Woolridge 57 28.5 16.5 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 2.8 3.1 6.3 10.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 6 36.5 27.7 - - 5.3 4.7 - - - 4.0 9.0 20.2 .446 - - - 9.7 11.8 .817
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1972-731983-84
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 79 39.1 26.1 - - 4.4 6.9 - - - 3.1 10.0 22.6 .441 - - - 6.1 7.7 .800
Orlando Woolridge 75 33.9 19.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 3.4 7.6 14.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .500 4.0 5.7 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 6 39.0 26.2 - - 4.8 6.7 - - - 4.0 10.8 25.8 .419 - - - 4.5 5.7 .794
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1973-741984-85
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 76 38.2 27.7 1.3 3.6 4.9 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 3.4 10.8 23.6 .457 - - - 6.2 7.5 .826
Orlando Woolridge 77 36.6 22.9 2.1 3.6 5.6 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.4 8.8 15.9 .554 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.8 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 4 41.8 20.5 1.5 1.8 3.3 2.0 1.5 0.3 3.0 4.8 8.5 17.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 5

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1974-751985-86
Team New Orleans JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 79 36.1 21.5 1.2 4.2 5.3 6.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.9 8.3 19.8 .419 - - - 4.9 6.1 .811
Orlando Woolridge 70 32.1 20.7 2.1 2.9 5.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.5 2.7 7.7 15.6 .495 0.1 0.3 .174 5.2 6.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 3 45.0 21.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 4.0 8.3 20.7 .403 0.0 0.3 .000 4.3 5.0 .867

Season 6

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1975-761986-87
Team New Orleans JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 62 38.3 25.9 0.7 4.1 4.8 5.4 1.4 0.4 - 3.2 9.7 21.2 .459 - - - 6.4 7.9 .811
Orlando Woolridge 75 35.2 20.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 3.5 0.7 1.1 2.8 3.2 7.4 14.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 7.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1976-771987-88
Team New Orleans JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 73 41.7 31.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 5.4 1.2 0.3 - 2.6 12.1 28.0 .433 - - - 6.9 8.2 .835
Orlando Woolridge 19 32.7 16.4 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.7 0.7 1.1 2.5 3.8 5.8 13.0 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.8 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1977-781988-89
Team New Orleans JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 50 40.8 27.0 1.0 2.6 3.6 6.7 2.0 0.2 5.0 2.3 11.1 25.1 .444 - - - 4.8 5.5 .870
Orlando Woolridge 74 20.1 9.7 1.1 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8 3.1 6.7 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.6 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 15 18.4 8.1 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.6 5.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .710

Season 9

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1978-791989-90
Team New Orleans JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 49 37.2 22.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 5.0 1.2 0.4 4.1 2.1 8.9 21.1 .421 - - - 4.8 5.7 .841
Orlando Woolridge 62 22.9 12.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.6 4.9 8.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 9 22.1 11.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.8 4.4 7.8 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.1 .703

Season 10

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season 1979-801990-91
Team Utah Jazz, Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 43 22.4 13.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.8 5.7 12.6 .449 0.2 0.3 .667 2.1 2.4 .867
Orlando Woolridge 53 34.4 25.1 2.7 4.2 6.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.7 9.2 18.5 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 6.6 8.3 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich 9 11.6 6.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 5.7 .490 0.2 0.7 .333 0.2 0.3 .667
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season -1991-92
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 82 25.8 14.0 1.3 1.8 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.9 5.5 11.1 .498 0.0 0.1 .111 2.9 4.3 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 5 25.6 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.8 4.6 10.4 .442 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.2 .563

Season 12

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season -1992-93
Team -Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 58 26.8 12.0 1.5 1.7 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 3.1 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Pete Maravich Orlando Woolridge
Season -1993-94
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge 74 26.4 12.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.5 4.9 10.4 .471 0.0 0.2 .071 2.8 4.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Orlando Woolridge ------- --- ----------