RJ Barrett vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and RJ Barrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

RJ Barrett

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 1.1 (1980)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.