Zach LaVine vs. Cedric Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Maxwell and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Cedric Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Cedric Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Cedric Maxwell 11

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Cedric Maxwell 8

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Cedric Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Zach LaVine 0 Cedric Maxwell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Cedric Maxwell 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Cedric Maxwell 6.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Cedric Maxwell 2.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Cedric Maxwell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Cedric Maxwell 10,465

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Cedric Maxwell 5,261

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Cedric Maxwell 1,862

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Cedric Maxwell 671

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Cedric Maxwell 433

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Cedric Maxwell 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Cedric Maxwell .546

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Cedric Maxwell .053 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Cedric Maxwell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Cedric Maxwell 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Cedric Maxwell 5.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Cedric Maxwell 1.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Cedric Maxwell 0.7

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cedric Maxwell 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Cedric Maxwell 1,116

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Cedric Maxwell 553

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Cedric Maxwell 194

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Cedric Maxwell 74

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Cedric Maxwell 50

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Cedric Maxwell 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Cedric Maxwell .545

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Cedric Maxwell .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Cedric Maxwell .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.