Tyrese Maxey vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Tyrese Maxey, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Tyrese Maxey played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Tyrese Maxey had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 achievements, 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
Tyrese Maxey 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Isaiah Thomas 12 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Thomas
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+10.2+3.5+0.5+0.3+0.9+2.1+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.6+0.7+1.8+.014+0.8+1.7+.078+1.4+1.7+.039
Isaiah Thomas 65 25.5 11.5 0.7 1.8 2.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.9 8.8 .448 1.3 3.4 .379 2.4 2.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Isaiah Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Thomas
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+8.4+3.6+0.1+1.2+1.2+0.3+0.1+0.4-0.6+1.8+2.8+.045+0.3+.069+0.4+0.3+.016
Isaiah Thomas 79 26.9 13.9 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.1 4.6 10.5 .440 1.5 4.1 .358 3.2 3.6 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Isaiah Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Thomas
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+12+1.1+0.3+0.3+2.8+0.5-1.7-0.4+0.4+.028+0.9+1.1+.085+1.8+2.1+.005
Isaiah Thomas 72 34.7 20.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.6 6.9 15.2 .453 1.8 5.1 .349 4.8 5.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Isaiah Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Thomas
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3+11.7+9.5+1.4+1.4+2.0+0.1+0.4-0.4+4.1+8.4+.030+1.1+2.9+0.2+0.2
Isaiah Thomas 67 25.8 16.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.0 11.9 .420 1.9 5.2 .373 4.5 5.2 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+14.7+12.3+0.1+2.2+2.2+0.2+0.3-1.3-0.2+6.5+9.5+.145+2.9+4.7+.233+3.6+3.3+.076
Isaiah Thomas 4 29.8 17.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 3.5 2.5 4.5 13.5 .333 0.8 4.5 .167 7.8 8.0 .969

Season 5
Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Thomas
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Maxey 52 37.7 26.3 0.3 3.1 3.3 6.1 1.8 0.4 2.4 2.2 9.2 21.0 .437 3.1 9.2 .337 4.9 5.6 .879
difference:+30+5.5+4.1+0.3+0.7+0.3+0.1+0.7+0.3-0.3-0.2+2.0+4.1+.009+1.1+3.5+.022+0.9+1.0+.008
Isaiah Thomas 82 32.2 22.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.0 7.2 16.9 .428 2.0 5.7 .359 5.8 6.6 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Maxey DNP------ --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas 6 36.7 24.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.8 2.3 3.0 7.8 19.8 .395 2.2 7.7 .283 6.3 7.8 .809

Additional Years

* Isaiah Thomas played 7 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2024—Isaiah Thomas played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Tyrese Maxey, Isaiah Thomas got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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