Kevin Love vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin Love 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.