Walt Bellamy vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Bellamy 0 * Cedric Maxwell 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Cedric Maxwell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.