DeMarcus Cousins vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.