Maurice Cheeks vs. Vlade Divac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vlade Divac and Maurice Cheeks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Maurice Cheeks played 15 years in the NBA, 1 less than Vlade Divac, who played 16. Maurice Cheeks had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Vlade Divac had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Maurice Cheeks 15 13 1978-79 to 1992-93
Vlade Divac 16 14 1989-90 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1978-791989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 82 29.4 8.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.3 2.1 0.1 2.4 2.4 3.6 7.0 .510 - - - 1.2 1.7 .721
Vlade Divac 82 19.6 8.5 2.0 4.2 6.2 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.3 2.9 3.3 6.7 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 9 36.7 18.8 1.4 2.4 3.9 7.0 4.1 0.4 3.2 3.2 7.3 13.4 .545 - - - 4.1 6.2 .661
Vlade Divac 9 19.4 9.1 1.8 3.6 5.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.0 3.6 4.9 .727 0.1 0.2 .500 1.9 2.1 .895

Season 2

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1979-801990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 79 33.2 11.4 0.9 2.5 3.5 7.0 2.3 0.4 2.7 2.5 4.5 8.4 .540 0.1 0.1 .444 2.3 2.9 .779
Vlade Divac 82 28.2 11.2 2.5 5.6 8.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.4 7.8 .565 0.1 0.2 .357 2.4 3.4 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 18 37.5 11.6 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.2 2.5 0.2 2.5 2.4 4.9 9.7 .511 0.1 0.3 .200 1.6 2.3 .707
Vlade Divac 19 32.1 13.3 2.6 4.1 6.7 1.1 1.4 2.2 2.2 3.4 5.1 9.1 .564 0.1 0.3 .167 3.0 3.7 .803

Season 3

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1980-811991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 81 29.8 9.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 6.9 2.4 0.5 2.1 2.9 3.8 7.2 .534 0.0 0.1 .375 1.7 2.2 .787
Vlade Divac 36 27.2 11.3 2.4 4.4 6.9 1.7 1.5 1.0 2.4 3.2 4.4 8.8 .495 0.1 0.5 .263 2.4 3.1 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 16 32.1 10.5 0.3 2.9 3.2 7.3 2.5 0.8 2.3 3.4 4.3 7.8 .544 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.6 .762
Vlade Divac 4 35.8 9.8 1.5 4.0 5.5 3.8 1.3 0.8 4.5 4.3 3.8 10.8 .349 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 4

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1981-821992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 79 31.6 11.2 0.6 2.5 3.1 8.4 2.6 0.4 2.3 3.1 4.5 8.6 .521 0.1 0.3 .273 2.2 2.8 .777
Vlade Divac 82 30.8 12.8 2.7 6.2 8.9 2.8 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.8 4.8 10.0 .485 0.3 0.9 .280 2.9 4.2 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 21 36.4 14.3 0.7 2.2 3.0 8.2 2.3 0.3 2.3 2.8 6.0 12.6 .472 0.0 0.4 .111 2.4 3.1 .769
Vlade Divac 5 33.4 18.0 3.4 6.0 9.4 5.6 1.2 2.4 2.2 4.4 7.4 14.8 .500 0.8 1.8 .444 2.4 4.4 .545

Season 5

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1982-831993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Maurice Cheeks 79 31.2 12.5 0.7 2.0 2.6 6.9 2.3 0.4 2.3 2.3 5.1 9.4 .542 0.0 0.1 .167 2.3 3.0 .754
Vlade Divac 79 34.0 14.2 3.6 7.2 10.8 3.9 1.2 1.4 2.4 3.6 5.7 11.3 .506 0.1 0.6 .191 2.6 3.8 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 13 37.2 16.3 0.8 2.2 3.0 7.0 2.0 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.4 12.7 .503 0.1 0.2 .500 3.5 4.9 .703
Vlade Divac ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1983-841994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 75 33.3 12.7 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.4 2.3 0.3 2.4 2.6 5.1 9.4 .550 0.1 0.3 .400 2.3 3.1 .733
Vlade Divac 80 35.1 16.0 3.3 7.1 10.4 4.1 1.4 2.2 2.6 3.8 6.1 12.0 .507 0.1 0.7 .189 3.7 4.8 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 5 34.2 16.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.8 2.6 0.0 2.0 3.6 7.0 13.4 .522 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.0 .867
Vlade Divac 10 38.8 15.6 3.4 5.1 8.5 3.1 0.8 1.3 2.8 4.4 5.7 12.2 .467 0.2 0.9 .222 4.0 6.2 .645

Season 7

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1984-851995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 78 33.5 13.1 0.7 2.1 2.8 6.4 2.2 0.3 2.0 2.4 5.4 9.5 .570 0.1 0.3 .231 2.2 2.6 .879
Vlade Divac 79 31.3 12.9 2.5 6.1 8.6 3.3 1.0 1.7 2.5 3.5 5.2 10.2 .513 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.7 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 13 37.2 15.2 0.9 2.6 3.5 5.2 2.4 0.4 2.6 2.2 6.2 11.8 .529 0.0 0.4 .000 2.8 3.2 .857
Vlade Divac 4 28.8 9.0 2.8 4.8 7.5 2.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 2.5 3.8 8.8 .429 0.3 1.3 .200 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 8

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1985-861996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 82 39.9 15.4 0.7 2.2 2.9 9.2 2.5 0.3 2.9 2.0 6.0 11.1 .537 0.0 0.2 .235 3.4 4.1 .842
Vlade Divac 81 35.1 12.6 3.0 6.0 9.0 3.7 1.3 2.2 2.4 3.4 5.2 10.5 .494 0.1 0.6 .234 2.2 3.2 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 12 43.3 20.8 1.1 3.6 4.7 7.1 1.1 0.3 2.7 1.5 7.8 15.2 .516 0.0 0.6 .000 5.2 6.1 .849
Vlade Divac 3 38.7 18.0 4.3 4.3 8.7 3.3 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 7.0 15.3 .457 0.0 1.0 .000 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 9

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1986-871997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 68 38.6 15.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.9 2.6 0.2 2.5 1.6 6.1 11.6 .527 0.1 0.3 .235 3.3 4.3 .777
Vlade Divac 64 28.2 10.4 2.9 5.2 8.1 2.7 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.8 4.2 8.4 .498 0.0 0.2 .214 2.0 2.9 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 5 42.0 17.6 0.2 2.4 2.6 8.8 1.8 0.8 2.4 2.8 7.0 13.2 .530 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.2 .857
Vlade Divac 9 38.1 11.6 2.8 8.1 10.9 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.8 4.7 9.7 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.7 .606

Season 10

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1987-881998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 79 36.3 13.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 8.0 2.1 0.3 2.0 1.5 5.4 10.9 .495 0.0 0.3 .136 2.9 3.5 .825
Vlade Divac 50 35.2 14.3 2.8 7.2 10.0 4.3 0.9 1.0 2.6 3.3 5.2 11.1 .470 0.2 0.9 .256 3.6 5.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks ------- --- ----------
Vlade Divac 5 39.4 16.2 1.8 8.2 10.0 4.6 1.6 0.8 3.8 3.4 5.0 11.2 .446 0.2 1.0 .200 6.0 7.2 .833

Season 11

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1988-891999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 71 32.4 11.6 0.5 2.0 2.6 7.8 1.5 0.2 1.6 1.6 4.7 9.8 .483 0.0 0.2 .077 2.1 2.7 .774
Vlade Divac 82 29.0 12.3 2.1 5.9 8.0 3.0 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.1 4.7 9.3 .503 0.1 0.3 .269 2.8 4.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 3 42.7 17.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 13.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 7.0 13.7 .512 0.0 0.3 .000 3.7 4.3 .846
Vlade Divac 5 32.2 11.2 1.8 5.4 7.2 2.8 1.4 0.8 1.8 4.4 4.0 11.2 .357 0.0 0.4 .000 3.2 4.6 .696

Season 12

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1989-902000-01
Team San Antonio Spurs, New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 81 31.1 9.7 0.6 2.3 3.0 5.6 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.0 3.8 7.5 .504 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 2.5 .847
Vlade Divac 81 29.9 12.0 2.6 5.8 8.3 2.9 1.1 1.1 2.4 3.0 4.5 9.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .286 3.0 4.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 10 38.8 12.8 1.2 2.7 3.9 8.5 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.0 10.4 .481 0.0 0.4 .000 2.8 3.1 .903
Vlade Divac 8 28.1 10.8 2.5 5.9 8.4 2.4 1.0 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.5 10.0 .350 0.1 0.4 .333 3.6 4.8 .763

Season 13

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1990-912001-02
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 76 28.3 7.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.2 6.4 .499 0.1 0.3 .250 1.4 1.7 .814
Vlade Divac 80 30.3 11.1 2.6 5.8 8.4 3.7 1.0 1.2 2.0 2.9 4.2 9.0 .472 0.0 0.2 .231 2.6 4.3 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 3 33.7 10.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.3 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 4.7 7.7 .609 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.7 .500
Vlade Divac 16 33.5 13.5 2.9 6.4 9.3 1.7 1.1 1.3 2.3 4.8 4.4 9.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .286 4.6 6.1 .755

Season 14

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1991-922002-03
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 56 19.4 4.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.3 1.5 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.4 .462 0.1 0.1 .500 0.5 0.8 .605
Vlade Divac 80 29.8 9.9 2.0 5.2 7.2 3.4 1.0 1.3 1.9 3.0 3.8 8.2 .466 0.1 0.3 .240 2.2 3.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks ------- --- ----------
Vlade Divac 12 26.3 11.4 2.5 3.3 5.8 2.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 3.2 4.3 7.6 .560 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.3 .673

Season 15

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season 1992-932003-04
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 35 14.6 3.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 3.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.7 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .889
Vlade Divac 81 28.6 9.9 1.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 0.7 1.0 2.1 2.7 3.9 8.2 .470 0.0 0.2 .154 2.1 3.2 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks 5 16.4 4.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.8 1.2 0.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 4.6 .478 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Vlade Divac 12 19.7 6.6 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.8 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.6 2.6 5.9 .437 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .739

Season 16

Maurice Cheeks Vlade Divac
Season -2004-05
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Maurice Cheeks ------- --- ----------
Vlade Divac 15 8.7 2.3 1.2 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.7 0.9 2.1 .419 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Cheeks ------- --- ----------
Vlade Divac ------- --- ----------