Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cedric Maxwell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cedric Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cedric Maxwell 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cedric Maxwell 1.1 (1980)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.