Pete Maravich vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Pete Maravich 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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pete Maravich 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * 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.