George Gervin vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Gervin 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Cedric Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games George Gervin 791 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games George Gervin 59 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.