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Retired#7Guard1970–1979#135 all-time in points

Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich scored 15,948 points in 658 games, 135th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1976-77 at 31.1 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 5″ / 197 lb
Age79
PositionGuard
BornJun 22, 1947
HometownAliquippa, Pennsylvania
Experience1970–1979
CollegeLouisiana State University
Draft1970 · round 1, pick 3
High schoolsD. W. Daniel High School Pickens County, South CarolinaNeedham B. Broughton High School Raleigh, North Carolina
TeamsAtlanta Hawks 1970–1973New Orleans Jazz 1974–1978Boston Celtics 1979–1979UTH 1979–1979
Career points
15,948
658 games · 24.2 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#135
Also 172nd in assists, 711th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1970–1979. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1979-80.

1979-80 season

BOS/UTH · 43 games
Points58913.7 per game
Rebounds1.878 total
Assists1.983 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
2Rare Air
2Legend
  • Rare AirSeason30 points per game1976-77
  • ×4Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1972-73, 1973-74, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79
  • LegendCareer10,000 points15,948 points

Pete Maravich career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1976-77 · 31.1 points per game

Pete Maravich milestones

Career · regular season
15,948 career points
Retired 135th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points15,948Past 15,000 · 135th all-time
Rebounds2,747Past 2,500 · 711th all-time
Assists3,563Past 2,500 · 172nd all-time

Pete Maravich career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Pete Maravich stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1979-80BOS/UTH4358913.71.81.9.449.667.86710———
1978-79NOJ491,10522.62.55.0.421—.841————
1977-78NOJ501,35227.03.66.7.444—.870————
1976-77NOJ732,27331.15.15.4.433—.835————
1975-76NOJ621,60425.94.85.4.459—.811————
1974-75NOJ791,70021.55.36.2.419—.811————
1973-74ATL762,10727.74.95.2.457—.826————
1972-73ATL792,06326.14.46.9.441—.800————
1971-72ATL661,27519.33.96.0.427—.811————
1970-71ATL811,88023.23.74.4.458—.800————
Career10 seasons65815,94824.24.25.4.441.667.82010——0

Pete Maravich splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
77%
Threes
0%
Free throws
22%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Pete Maravich facts
How many career points did Pete Maravich score?

Pete Maravich scored 15,948 career regular-season points in 658 games, 24.2 per game, which ranks 135th all-time.

What was Pete Maravich’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1976-77 with NOJ: 31.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

Where is Pete Maravich from?

Pete Maravich is from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He played high school ball at D. W. Daniel High School in Pickens County, South Carolina, then Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He played college ball at Louisiana State University.

What teams did Pete Maravich play for?

Atlanta Hawks (1970–1973); New Orleans Jazz (1974–1978); Boston Celtics (1979–1979); UTH (1979–1979).