Last Updated on October 24, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

Maurice Cheeks — NBA career per-game statistics:

Year Team Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
1978 PHI 22 82 82 29.4 8.4 3.1 5.3 2.1 0.1 2.4 7.0 0.510 0.0 NaN 1.7 0.721
1979 PHI 23 79 79 33.2 11.4 3.5 7.0 2.3 0.4 2.7 8.4 0.540 0.1 0.444 2.9 0.779
1980 PHI 24 81 81 29.8 9.4 3.0 6.9 2.4 0.5 2.1 7.2 0.534 0.1 0.375 2.2 0.787
1981 PHI 25 79 79 31.6 11.2 3.1 8.4 2.6 0.4 2.3 8.6 0.521 0.3 0.273 2.8 0.777
1982 PHI 26 79 79 31.2 12.5 2.6 6.9 2.3 0.4 2.3 9.4 0.542 0.1 0.167 3.0 0.754
1983 PHI 27 75 75 33.3 12.7 2.7 6.4 2.3 0.3 2.4 9.4 0.550 0.3 0.400 3.1 0.733
1984 PHI 28 78 78 33.5 13.1 2.8 6.4 2.2 0.3 2.0 9.5 0.570 0.3 0.231 2.6 0.879
1985 PHI 29 82 82 39.9 15.4 2.9 9.2 2.5 0.3 2.9 11.1 0.537 0.2 0.235 4.1 0.842
1986 PHI 30 68 68 38.6 15.6 3.2 7.9 2.6 0.2 2.5 11.6 0.527 0.3 0.235 4.3 0.777
1987 PHI 31 79 79 36.3 13.7 3.2 8.0 2.1 0.3 2.0 10.9 0.495 0.3 0.136 3.5 0.825
1988 PHI 32 71 70 32.4 11.6 2.6 7.8 1.5 0.2 1.6 9.8 0.483 0.2 0.077 2.7 0.774
1989 SAS 33 50 49 35.3 10.9 3.3 6.0 1.6 0.1 1.7 9.0 0.478 0.2 0.111 2.7 0.832
1989 NYK 33 31 13 24.3 7.9 2.4 4.9 1.4 0.2 1.2 5.1 0.579 0.2 0.429 2.1 0.877
1990 NYK 34 76 64 28.3 7.8 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.1 1.4 6.4 0.499 0.3 0.250 1.7 0.814
1991 ATL 35 56 0 19.4 4.6 1.7 3.3 1.5 0.0 0.6 4.4 0.462 0.1 0.500 0.8 0.605
1992 NJN 36 35 0 14.6 3.6 1.2 3.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 2.7 0.548 0.1 0.000 0.8 0.889
Career     1101 978 31.6 11.1 2.8 6.7 2.1 0.3 2.1 8.5 0.523 0.2 0.255 2.7 0.793

Maurice Cheeks — NBA career totals:

Year Team Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
1978-79 PHI 22 82 82 2409 685 254 431 174 12 193 572 292 — — 140 101
1979-80 PHI 23 79 79 2623 898 274 556 183 32 216 661 357 9 4 231 180
1980-81 PHI 24 81 81 2415 763 245 560 193 39 174 581 310 8 3 178 140
1981-82 PHI 25 79 79 2498 881 248 667 209 33 184 676 352 22 6 220 171
1982-83 PHI 26 79 79 2465 990 209 543 184 31 179 745 404 6 1 240 181
1983-84 PHI 27 75 75 2494 950 205 478 171 20 182 702 386 20 8 232 170
1984-85 PHI 28 78 78 2616 1025 217 497 169 24 155 741 422 26 6 199 175
1985-86 PHI 29 82 82 3270 1266 235 753 207 27 238 913 490 17 4 335 282
1986-87 PHI 30 68 68 2624 1061 215 538 180 15 173 788 415 17 4 292 227
1987-88 PHI 31 79 79 2871 1086 253 635 167 22 160 865 428 22 3 275 227
1988-89 PHI 32 71 70 2298 824 183 554 105 17 116 696 336 13 1 195 151
1989-90 SAS 33 50 49 1766 545 167 302 82 5 85 450 215 9 1 137 114
1989-90 NYK 33 31 13 753 244 73 151 42 5 36 159 92 7 3 65 57
1990-91 NYK 34 76 64 2147 592 173 435 128 10 108 483 241 20 5 129 105
1991-92 ATL 35 56 0 1086 259 95 185 83 0 36 249 115 6 3 43 26
1992-93 NJN 36 35 0 510 126 42 107 33 2 33 93 51 2 0 27 24
Career — — 1101 978 34845 12195 3088 7392 2310 294 2268 9374 4906 204 52 2938 2331

Maurice Cheeks — NBA career evolution:

Year Team Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index Notes
1978-79 PHI Secondary Playmaker 29.4 Low 8.4 3.1 5.3 2.3 (2.1+0.2) 9.5 Rookie; strong defense early
1979-80 PHI Lead Guard 33.2 Medium 11.4 3.5 7.0 2.7 (2.3+0.4) 12.3 Took command of offense
1980-81 PHI Lead Guard 29.8 Medium 9.4 3.0 6.9 2.9 (2.4+0.5) 10.6 Efficiency + elite defense
1981-82 PHI Lead Guard 31.6 Medium 11.2 3.1 8.4 3.1 (2.6+0.5) 12.9 Career-high assists
1982-83 PHI Balanced Initiator 31.2 Medium 12.5 2.6 6.9 2.7 (2.3+0.4) 11.4 Championship year; DPOY-3
1983-84 PHI Balanced Initiator 33.3 Medium 12.7 2.7 6.4 2.5 (2.3+0.3) 11.7 Strong shooter & defender
1984-85 PHI Lead Guard 33.5 Medium 13.1 2.8 6.4 2.5 (2.2+0.3) 12.4 Peak scoring year
1985-86 PHI High-Volume Initiator 39.9 High 15.4 2.9 9.2 2.9 (2.5+0.3) 15.2 Career-high MPG & APG
1986-87 PHI Primary Playmaker 38.6 High 15.6 3.2 7.9 2.6 (2.4+0.2) 14.7 Age 30, still elite
1987-88 PHI Primary Playmaker 36.4 High 13.7 3.2 8.0 2.4 (2.1+0.3) 13.7 Last All-Star season
1988-89 PHI Veteran Facilitator 32.4 Medium 11.6 2.6 7.8 1.7 (1.5+0.2) 11.9 Slight decline
1989-90 SAS Veteran Playmaker 35.3 Medium 10.9 3.3 6.0 1.7 (1.6+0.1) 11.0 Traded mid-season
1989-90 NYK Backup Playmaker 24.3 Low 7.9 2.4 4.9 1.5 (1.4+0.2) 8.3 Mid-season NY role
1990-91 NYK Reserve Guard 28.2 Low-Medium 7.8 2.3 5.7 1.8 (1.7+0.1) 8.8 Reduced role
1991-92 ATL Backup PG 19.4 Low 4.6 1.7 3.3 1.5 (1.5+0.0) 5.5 Minimal usage
1992-93 NJN Depth Guard 14.6 Very Low 3.6 1.2 3.1 1.0 (0.9+0.1) 4.5 Final season