Saben Lee vs. Pete Maravich Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pete Maravich and Saben Lee, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Saben Lee played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Pete Maravich, who played 10. Saben Lee had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Pete Maravich had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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 |
Saben Lee |
4 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2023-24 |
Pete Maravich |
10 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1979-80 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
48 |
16.3 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.348 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.685 |
Pete Maravich |
81 |
36.1 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.1 |
19.9 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
5 |
39.8 |
22.0 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.2 |
24.4 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
.692 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
37 |
16.3 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
.390 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.233 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.789 |
Pete Maravich |
66 |
34.9 |
19.3 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
7.0 |
16.3 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.6 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
6 |
36.5 |
27.7 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
20.2 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
11.8 |
.817 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
25 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.405 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.367 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.737 |
Pete Maravich |
79 |
39.1 |
26.1 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.0 |
22.6 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
6 |
39.0 |
26.2 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.8 |
25.8 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.794 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
24 |
7.7 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.364 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.125 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.744 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 8 |
|
Saben Lee |
Pete Maravich |
Season |
- | 1977-78 |
Team |
- | New Orleans Jazz |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
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 |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pete Maravich |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Saben Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |