Stephen Curry vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Cedric Maxwell 1

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Cedric Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.