Billy Ray Bates vs. Tyrese Maxey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Maxey and Billy Ray Bates, 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

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.

Billy Ray Bates and Tyrese Maxey both played 4 years in the NBA. Billy Ray Bates had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Tyrese Maxey had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Billy Ray Bates 4 2 1979-80 to 1982-83
Tyrese Maxey 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Billy Ray Bates Tyrese Maxey
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Billy Ray Bates 16 14.7 11.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 4.5 9.1 .493 0.5 1.2 .421 1.8 2.4 .718
Tyrese Maxey 61 15.3 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.2 7.0 .462 0.5 1.7 .301 1.0 1.1 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Ray Bates 3 34.7 25.0 0.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 1.7 0.3 5.0 4.3 10.3 19.7 .525 0.7 2.3 .286 3.7 4.7 .786
Tyrese Maxey 12 13.0 6.3 0.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.5 .439 0.3 1.0 .333 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 2
Billy Ray Bates Tyrese Maxey
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Billy Ray Bates 77 20.3 13.8 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.5 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.6 5.7 11.7 .487 0.2 0.7 .259 2.2 2.6 .854
Tyrese Maxey 75 35.3 17.5 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.1 6.4 13.3 .485 1.8 4.1 .427 2.8 3.3 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Ray Bates 3 38.3 28.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.3 1.7 0.3 3.7 3.7 11.7 20.7 .565 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.7 5.7 .824
Tyrese Maxey 12 40.4 20.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.3 15.2 .484 2.2 5.8 .377 3.9 4.2 .940

Season 3
Billy Ray Bates Tyrese Maxey
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Billy Ray Bates 75 16.4 11.1 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.4 9.2 .473 0.2 0.5 .293 2.2 2.8 .787
Tyrese Maxey 60 33.6 20.3 0.4 2.6 2.9 3.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.2 7.3 15.2 .481 2.7 6.2 .434 3.0 3.6 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Ray Bates ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey 11 38.5 20.5 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 2.4 7.5 17.5 .427 3.1 7.7 .400 2.5 2.8 .903

Season 4
Billy Ray Bates Tyrese Maxey
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Washington Bullets, Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Ray Bates 19 16.0 6.5 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.9 7.6 .379 0.1 0.3 .400 0.6 1.2 .500
Tyrese Maxey 70 37.5 25.9 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.2 1.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 9.1 20.3 .450 3.0 8.1 .373 4.7 5.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Ray Bates ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey 6 44.5 29.8 0.2 5.0 5.2 6.8 0.8 0.3 2.2 2.7 11.0 23.0 .478 3.7 9.2 .400 4.2 4.7 .893
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