Elgin Baylor vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Cedric Maxwell 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.