Pete Maravich vs. Xavier McDaniel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Xavier McDaniel 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, 2 less than Xavier McDaniel, who played 12. Pete Maravich had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Xavier McDaniel had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Xavier McDaniel 12 7 1985-86 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1970-711985-86
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 33.0 17.1 3.7 4.2 8.0 2.4 1.2 0.5 3.0 3.7 7.0 14.3 .490 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 4.4 .687
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
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1971-721986-87
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 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 66 34.9 19.3 - - 3.9 6.0 - - - 3.1 7.0 16.3 .427 - - - 5.4 6.6 .811
Xavier McDaniel 82 37.0 23.0 4.1 4.5 8.6 2.5 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.7 9.8 19.3 .509 0.0 0.2 .214 3.4 4.8 .696
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
Xavier McDaniel 14 37.7 20.3 3.7 4.6 8.4 3.0 1.5 0.6 3.0 4.5 8.9 18.1 .488 0.1 0.7 .200 2.4 4.0 .607

Season 3

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1972-731987-88
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West 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 39.1 26.1 - - 4.4 6.9 - - - 3.1 10.0 22.6 .441 - - - 6.1 7.7 .800
Xavier McDaniel 78 34.7 21.4 2.6 4.0 6.6 3.4 1.2 0.7 2.9 2.9 8.8 18.0 .488 0.2 0.6 .280 3.6 5.0 .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
Xavier McDaniel 5 36.0 21.2 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 3.0 9.0 16.2 .556 0.8 1.6 .500 2.4 4.8 .500

Season 4

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1973-741988-89
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 29.1 20.5 2.2 3.1 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.8 8.3 16.9 .489 0.1 0.4 .306 3.8 5.2 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 8 35.1 18.8 3.0 5.4 8.4 2.8 0.3 0.6 2.8 3.8 7.3 18.0 .403 0.4 1.1 .333 3.9 5.1 .756

Season 5

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1974-751989-90
Team New Orleans JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 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
Xavier McDaniel 69 35.2 21.3 2.4 4.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.3 8.9 17.9 .496 0.1 0.2 .294 3.5 4.8 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1975-761990-91
Team New Orleans JazzSeattle Supersonics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 81 32.5 17.0 2.1 4.7 6.9 2.3 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.3 7.3 14.6 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 4 25.3 9.5 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.3 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 4.3 10.3 .415 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 7

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1976-771991-92
Team New Orleans JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 28.6 13.7 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.9 6.0 12.5 .478 0.1 0.5 .308 1.7 2.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 12 38.2 18.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.8 7.8 16.4 .477 0.2 0.7 .250 3.0 4.1 .735

Season 8

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1977-781992-93
Team New Orleans JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 27.0 13.5 2.0 3.9 6.0 2.0 0.9 0.6 2.1 3.0 5.6 11.3 .495 0.1 0.3 .273 2.3 2.9 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 4 31.5 12.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 4.0 5.5 13.3 .415 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 9

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1978-791993-94
Team New Orleans JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 24.0 11.3 1.7 3.1 4.9 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.4 4.7 10.2 .461 0.1 0.5 .244 1.8 2.6 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season 1979-801994-95
Team Utah Jazz, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 68 21.0 8.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.1 3.6 8.0 .451 0.1 0.3 .286 1.3 1.8 .712
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
Xavier McDaniel 4 14.8 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 4.3 .294 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Note: Xavier McDaniel didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 11

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season -1996-97
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 62 18.9 5.6 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.3 2.2 5.7 .389 0.1 0.4 .200 1.0 1.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Pete Maravich Xavier McDaniel
Season -1997-98
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 20 9.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pete Maravich ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------