Bernard King vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bernard King 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Bernard King 874 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Bernard King 28 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.