Tyrese Maxey vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee 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 / 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, 11 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Tyrese Maxey had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Maxey JaVale McGee
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
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:+14+0.1+1.5+1.4+0.8+2.2+1.7+0.8-0.1-0.8+0.7+1.8+.032+0.5+1.7+0.4+1.1+.211
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .660
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
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Tyrese Maxey JaVale McGee
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Wizards
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:+15+19.2+11.1+1.2+0.3+0.9+4.1+0.4+1.3-0.3-0.1+3.8+8.2+.023+1.8+4.1+1.6+1.4+.228
JaVale McGee 60 16.1 6.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .638
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
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Tyrese Maxey JaVale McGee
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Wizards
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:+19+5.8+10.2+2.4+2.6+5.1+3.0+0.3+2.3-0.7+3.1+7.6+.069+2.7+6.2+1.3+0.7+.262
JaVale McGee 79 27.8 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.6 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .583
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
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Tyrese Maxey JaVale McGee
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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:+9+12.3+14.6+2.2+1.9+4.1+5.7+0.4+1.7-0.3-0.5+4.1+11.3+.106+3.0+8.1+3.4+2.7+.407
JaVale McGee 61 25.2 11.3 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.4 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .461
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:+1+18.6+21.2+3.1+1.3+4.4+6.1+0.1+2.8-1.6-0.3+7.7+15.4+.044+3.7+9.2+2.2+1.0+.355
JaVale McGee 7 25.9 8.6 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 3.1 0.6 3.0 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .538

Season 5

Tyrese Maxey JaVale McGee
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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:+27+19.6+17.2+1.7+0.3+1.5+5.8+1.4+1.6-1.3-0.1+5.4+14.3+.138+3.1+9.2+3.5+3.2+.288
JaVale McGee 79 18.1 9.1 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.1 2.3 3.8 6.7 .575 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.4 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Maxey DNP------ --- ----------
JaVale McGee 6 18.7 7.2 2.8 2.3 5.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.0 5.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .389

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 11 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2014 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.