Karl Malone vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.