Don Carlson vs. Tyrese Maxey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Maxey and Don Carlson, 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.

Don Carlson and Tyrese Maxey both played 4 years in the NBA. Don Carlson had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Don Carlson 4 3 1946-47 to 1950-51
Tyrese Maxey 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don Carlson Tyrese Maxey
Season 1946-472020-21
Team Chicago StagsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Stags Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Don Carlson 59 - 10.7 - - - 1.0 - - - 3.1 4.6 14.3 .322 - - - 1.5 2.7 .541
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 %
Don Carlson 11 - 12.3 - - - 0.5 - - - 2.8 4.9 18.2 .270 - - - 2.5 4.0 .614
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

Note: Don Carlson didn't play in 1947-48.

Season 2

Don Carlson Tyrese Maxey
Season 1948-492021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Don Carlson 55 - 9.2 - - - 3.1 - - - 3.3 3.8 11.5 .334 - - - 1.6 2.4 .662
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 %
Don Carlson 10 - 6.0 - - - 2.8 - - - 3.0 2.3 9.5 .242 - - - 1.4 2.5 .560
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

Don Carlson Tyrese Maxey
Season 1949-502022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Don Carlson 57 - 4.7 - - - 1.3 - - - 2.2 1.7 5.1 .341 - - - 1.2 1.7 .726
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 %
Don Carlson 10 - 5.4 - - - 1.1 - - - 1.9 2.1 3.7 .568 - - - 1.2 1.5 .800
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

Don Carlson Tyrese Maxey
Season 1950-512023-24
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Don Carlson 9 - 4.7 - - 1.7 2.1 - - - 2.6 1.9 5.1 .370 - - - 0.9 1.8 .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 %
Don Carlson ------- --- ----------
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