Rick Barry vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Cedric Maxwell:
1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Cedric Maxwell2
Rick Barry10
Cedric Maxwell11
Rick Barry7
Cedric Maxwell8
Rick Barry8
Cedric Maxwell0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Cedric Maxwell1
Rick Barry5
Cedric Maxwell0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Cedric Maxwell0
Rick Barry1
Cedric Maxwell0
Rick Barry1 *
Cedric Maxwell0
Rick Barry1
Cedric Maxwell0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rick Barry 6.5
Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Rick Barry 5.1
Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Rick Barry 5,168
Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Rick Barry 4,017
Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Cedric Maxwell 671

Rick Barry 269
*
Cedric Maxwell 433

Rick Barry 794
Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Cedric Maxwell .053

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Cedric Maxwell 19.0
(1979)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Cedric Maxwell 9.9
(1979)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Cedric Maxwell 2.9
(1979)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Cedric Maxwell 1.2
(1979)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Cedric Maxwell 0.9
(1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rick Barry 5.6
Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Rick Barry 4.6
Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Rick Barry 418
Cedric Maxwell 553

Rick Barry 340
Cedric Maxwell 194

Rick Barry 106
*
Cedric Maxwell 74

Rick Barry 39
*
Cedric Maxwell 50

Rick Barry 74
Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Cedric Maxwell .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Cedric Maxwell 18.2
(1980)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Cedric Maxwell 10.0
(1980)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Cedric Maxwell 3.3
(1983)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Cedric Maxwell 1.5
(1982)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
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.