Tyrese Maxey vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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.
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, 4 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Tyrese Maxey had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Tyrese Maxey | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +18 | +10.6 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +.037 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +.051 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.049 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Tyrese Maxey played 4 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2022 to 2025—Tyrese Maxey played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Tyrese Maxey got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Most Improved Player 1 All-Star Game |