Steve Francis vs. Pete Maravich: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Francis and Pete Maravich all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steve Francis, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2000 to 2008, and Pete Maravich, with 10 seasons played from 1971 to 1980, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Steve Francis vs. Pete Maravich
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Pete Maravich Steve Francis Pete Maravich
Points
+300th
130th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
183rd
168th
+300th
+300th
Steals
277th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Steve Francis vs. Pete Maravich
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Pete Maravich Steve Francis Pete Maravich
Points
130th
25th
113rd
125th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
121st
+300th
Assists
67th
100th
20th
211st
Steals
87th
121st
101st
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Pete Maravich's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
130th
+170 10,446 vs. 15,9485,502
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,215 vs. 2,747468
Assists
183rd
168th
15 3,473 vs. 3,56390
Steals
277th
+300th
+23 846 vs. 587259
Blocks
+300th
+300th
223 vs. 108115
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
960 vs. 426534
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,255 vs. 1,421834
Field Goals Made
+300th
121st
+179 3,543 vs. 6,1872,644
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
95th
+205 8,267 vs. 14,0255,758
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
575 vs. 10565
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,684 vs. 151,669
Free Throws Made
208th
111st
97 2,785 vs. 3,564779
Free Throws Attempted
224th
125th
99 3,494 vs. 4,344850

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
576 vs. 65882
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 101

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
83rd
83rd
0 7 vs. 70

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
35th
+265 1 vs. 3534
50+ point games
-
19th
0 vs. 66
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
96 vs. 487391
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
42 vs. 9553
Assists
+300th
+300th
38 vs. 9860
Steals
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 34
Blocks
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 01
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 06
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
36 vs. 828
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
30 vs. 190160
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
70 vs. 449379
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 25
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
17 vs. 611
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 10576
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
40 vs. 13494

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 2621
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 43

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
130th
25th
105 18.14 vs. 24.246.10
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.58 vs. 4.171.41
Assists per game
67th
100th
33 6.03 vs. 5.410.61
Steals per game
87th
121st
34 1.47 vs. 1.360.11
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.250.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.67 vs. 0.990.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.91 vs. 3.290.63
Field Goals Made per game
216th
10th
206 6.15 vs. 9.403.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
165th
5th
160 14.35 vs. 21.316.96
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.230.77
3-Pointers Attempted per game
276th
+300th
+24 2.92 vs. 0.352.57
Free Throws Made per game
63rd
38th
25 4.84 vs. 5.420.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
74th
46th
28 6.07 vs. 6.600.54

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Pete Maravich Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
113rd
125th
12 19.20 vs. 18.730.47
Rebounds per game
121st
+300th
+179 8.40 vs. 3.654.75
Assists per game
20th
211st
191 7.60 vs. 3.773.83
Steals per game
101st
+300th
+199 1.40 vs. 0.331.07
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.000.20
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.20 vs. 0.001.20
Defensive Rebounds per game
37th
+300th
+263 7.20 vs. 0.896.31
Field Goals Made per game
210th
104th
106 6.00 vs. 7.311.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
187th
72nd
115 14.00 vs. 17.273.27
3-Pointers Made per game
180th
+300th
+120 1.40 vs. 0.221.18
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.672.73
Free Throws Made per game
41st
162nd
121 5.80 vs. 4.041.76
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
174th
147 8.00 vs. 5.152.85

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.