Cedric Maxwell vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Cedric Maxwell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Cedric Maxwell played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Cedric Maxwell had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Cedric Maxwell |
11 |
8 |
1977-78 to 1987-88 |
Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Cedric Maxwell |
Yao Ming |
Season |
1977-78 | 2002-03 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
72 |
16.8 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.752 |
Yao Ming |
82 |
29.0 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
80 |
37.1 |
19.0 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
9.9 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
10.1 |
.584 |
- |
- |
- |
7.2 |
9.0 |
.802 |
Yao Ming |
82 |
32.8 |
17.5 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
12.5 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.809 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
5 |
37.6 |
15.0 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
80 |
34.3 |
16.9 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
9.4 |
.609 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.5 |
6.9 |
.787 |
Yao Ming |
80 |
30.6 |
18.3 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
12.2 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
6.2 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
9 |
35.6 |
18.2 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
10.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
10.3 |
.634 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
6.8 |
.754 |
Yao Ming |
7 |
31.9 |
21.4 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
7.9 |
12.0 |
.655 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.7 |
7.9 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
81 |
33.7 |
15.2 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
9.3 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.782 |
Yao Ming |
57 |
34.2 |
22.3 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
15.8 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.853 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
17 |
35.2 |
16.1 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
7.4 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
10.2 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.818 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
78 |
33.2 |
14.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
9.3 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.747 |
Yao Ming |
48 |
33.8 |
25.0 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
17.1 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.862 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
12 |
32.1 |
14.5 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
10.0 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.2 |
5.8 |
.714 |
Yao Ming |
7 |
37.1 |
25.1 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
9.4 |
10.7 |
.880 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
79 |
28.5 |
11.9 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.812 |
Yao Ming |
55 |
37.2 |
22.0 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
10.8 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
7.9 |
15.5 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
7 |
35.1 |
12.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
7.9 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.842 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
80 |
31.3 |
11.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.753 |
Yao Ming |
77 |
33.6 |
19.7 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
13.4 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
23 |
32.7 |
11.9 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
Yao Ming |
9 |
35.9 |
17.1 |
2.1 |
8.8 |
10.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
5.7 |
.902 |
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
57 |
26.2 |
11.1 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.831 |
Yao Ming |
5 |
18.2 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.938 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
20 |
11.9 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.791 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
76 |
32.3 |
14.1 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
8.2 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
8.7 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
.795 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
81 |
24.3 |
10.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.775 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
10 |
17.7 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.743 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
71 |
11.9 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.769 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cedric Maxwell |
4 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |