Cedric Maxwell
SF · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1977-78–1987-88 · 11 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1955
★ Finals MVP
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Player info
| Nickname | Cornbread, Max, Ced, The Rubberband Man |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #31 (also #30, #19, #18) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1955-11-21 |
| College | UNC Charlotte |
| Drafted | 1977 · Round 1, Pick 12 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1977-78–1987-88 (11) |
Career averages
12.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.2 APG · 835 games · .546 FG% · .053 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BOS | 22 | 72 | 16.8 | .538 | — | .752 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 17.8 | .620 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 23 | 80 | 37.1 | .584 | — | .802 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 19.0 | 19.9 | .676 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 24 | 80 | 34.3 | .609 | — | .787 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16.9 | 19.0 | .679 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 25 | 81 | 33.7 | .588 | 0.000 | .782 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 17.6 | .651 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 26 | 78 | 33.2 | .548 | 0.000 | .747 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 16.0 | .616 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 28.5 | .499 | 0.000 | .812 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 14.7 | .578 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 28 | 80 | 31.3 | .532 | .167 | .753 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | .610 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 29 | 57 | 26.2 | .533 | 0.000 | .831 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 14.2 | .634 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 30 | 76 | 32.3 | .475 | 0.000 | .795 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 15.6 | .592 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 31 | 81 | 24.3 | .530 | 0.000 | .775 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 15.3 | .623 |
| LAC | 31 | 35 | 32.3 | .519 | — | .776 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 15.4 | .613 | |
| HOU | 31 | 46 | 18.2 | .548 | 0.000 | .773 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 15.2 | .639 | |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 32 | 71 | 11.9 | .468 | 0.000 | .769 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 12.1 | .577 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BOS | 72 | 23 | 1,213 | 170 | 316 | .538 | — | — | 188 | 250 | 379 | 68 | 53 | 48 | 122 | 528 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 80 | 60 | 2,969 | 472 | 808 | .584 | — | — | 574 | 716 | 791 | 228 | 98 | 74 | 273 | 1,518 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 80 | 80 | 2,744 | 457 | 750 | .609 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 554 | 704 | 199 | 76 | 61 | 230 | 1,350 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 81 | 81 | 2,730 | 441 | 750 | .588 | 0 | 1 | 352 | 450 | 525 | 219 | 79 | 68 | 180 | 1,234 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 78 | 73 | 2,590 | 397 | 724 | .548 | 0 | 3 | 357 | 478 | 499 | 183 | 79 | 49 | 174 | 1,151 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 71 | 2,252 | 331 | 663 | .499 | 0 | 1 | 280 | 345 | 422 | 186 | 65 | 39 | 165 | 942 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 80 | 78 | 2,502 | 317 | 596 | .532 | 1 | 6 | 320 | 425 | 461 | 205 | 63 | 24 | 203 | 955 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 57 | 51 | 1,495 | 201 | 377 | .533 | 0 | 2 | 231 | 278 | 242 | 102 | 36 | 15 | 98 | 633 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 76 | 72 | 2,458 | 314 | 661 | .475 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 562 | 624 | 215 | 61 | 29 | 206 | 1,075 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 81 | 31 | 1,968 | 253 | 477 | .530 | 0 | 1 | 303 | 391 | 435 | 197 | 39 | 14 | 136 | 809 |
| LAC | 35 | 31 | 1,132 | 150 | 289 | .519 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 228 | 251 | 122 | 26 | 9 | 88 | 477 | |
| HOU | 46 | 0 | 836 | 103 | 188 | .548 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 163 | 184 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 332 | |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 71 | 0 | 848 | 80 | 171 | .468 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 143 | 179 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 270 |
| Career | 835 | — | — | 3,433 | 6,293 | .546 | 1 | 19 | 3598 | 4592 | 5261 | 1862 | 671 | 433 | 1841 | 10,465 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BOS | 72 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 9.4 | .538 | — | — | 5.6 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 80 | 37.1 | 5.7 | 9.8 | .584 | — | — | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 18.4 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 80 | 34.3 | 6.0 | 9.8 | .609 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 17.7 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 81 | 33.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 16.3 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 78 | 33.2 | 5.5 | 10.1 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 16.0 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 28.5 | 5.3 | 10.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 80 | 31.3 | 4.6 | 8.6 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 57 | 26.2 | 4.8 | 9.1 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.2 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 76 | 32.3 | 4.6 | 9.7 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 15.7 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 81 | 24.3 | 4.6 | 8.7 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| LAC | 35 | 32.3 | 4.8 | 9.2 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 15.2 | |
| HOU | 46 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 8.1 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 14.3 | |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 71 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BOS | 72 | 1,213 | 17.8 | .620 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .166 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +1.2 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 80 | 2,969 | 19.9 | .676 | 18.4 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 11.7 | .188 | +2.9 | +0.2 | +3.1 | +3.8 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 80 | 2,744 | 19.0 | .679 | 17.7 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 12.2 | .214 | +2.8 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +3.8 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 81 | 2,730 | 17.6 | .651 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 11.0 | .193 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +3.8 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 78 | 2,590 | 16.0 | .616 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 9.1 | .169 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.7 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 2,252 | 14.7 | .578 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.6 | .140 | +1.0 | +0.0 | +1.0 | +1.7 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 80 | 2,502 | 13.5 | .610 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 6.4 | .124 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +0.4 | +1.5 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 57 | 1,495 | 14.2 | .634 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .147 | +0.8 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 76 | 2,458 | 15.6 | .592 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 5.4 | .105 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +0.9 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 81 | 1,968 | 15.3 | .623 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .132 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +1.4 |
| LAC | 35 | 1,132 | 15.4 | .613 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .105 | +1.0 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | |
| HOU | 46 | 836 | 15.2 | .639 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .167 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +0.7 | |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 71 | 848 | 12.1 | .577 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .112 | -0.5 | +0.2 | -0.3 | +0.4 |
| Career | 835 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.6 | — | — | — | — | +22.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 9 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .634 | — | .684 |
| 1980-81 | 17 | 35.2 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .580 | — | .644 |
| 1981-82 | 12 | 32.1 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .517 | — | .577 |
| 1982-83 | 7 | 35.1 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .527 | — | .627 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | 32.7 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .503 | 0.000 | .604 |
| 1984-85 | 20 | 11.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .488 | — | .614 |
| 1986-87 | 10 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .529 | 0.000 | .628 |
| 1987-88 | 4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .500 |
| Career | 102 | 26.8 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .545 | 0.000 | .623 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 413 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 297–116 |
| Away | 421 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 202–219 |
| In wins | 499 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 499–0 |
| In losses | 335 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0–335 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 30–14 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1–5 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 38–11 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 36 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 25–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 33–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 16–9 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 35 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 19–16 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 41 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 26–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 32 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 19–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 30 | 15.8 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 19–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 43 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 29–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 16–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 11–20 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 23–19 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 47 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 33–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 21–27 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 32 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 17–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 19–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 33 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 21–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 38 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 20–18 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 35 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 20–15 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Cedric Maxwell play for?
Cedric Maxwell plays SF for the Houston Rockets.
What are Cedric Maxwell's career stats?
Cedric Maxwell has averaged 12.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.2 APG over 11 seasons (1977-78–1987-88).
How tall is Cedric Maxwell?
Cedric Maxwell is 6-8 (205 lb).
When was Cedric Maxwell drafted?
Cedric Maxwell was drafted in 1977, round 1, pick 12, by the Boston Celtics.