Anthony Davis vs. Tyrese Maxey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Maxey and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tyrese Maxey.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Tyrese Maxey in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 4.6 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 5 seasons (24.1 points against 19.5), and he also scored a total of 12,776 points more (18,978 vs. 6,202).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+4.6
13
Tyrese Maxey 19.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 18,978
+12,776
13
Tyrese Maxey 6,202
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+8.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+836).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+8.3
6
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+836
6
Tyrese Maxey 730
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+2
Tyrese Maxey 3

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+36
Tyrese Maxey 9

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+167
Tyrese Maxey 58

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 533
+376
Tyrese Maxey 157

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 731
+474
Tyrese Maxey 257

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 784
+476
Tyrese Maxey 308

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Tyrese Maxey 10
+7

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+2
Tyrese Maxey 1

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+16
Tyrese Maxey 7

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+30
Tyrese Maxey 16

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+26
Tyrese Maxey 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+20
Tyrese Maxey 39

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
Tyrese Maxey 2
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.6 5.6 7.0 79.4 13 787
difference:+4.6+2.0+2.1+6.1+1.7+4.1+8.5+2.3+3.2+7.2+8+469
Tyrese Maxey 19.5 7.0 15.2 46.1 2.2 5.7 38.1 3.3 3.8 86.6 5 318

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 18,978 7,100 13,589 52.2 375 1,269 29.6 4,403 5,546 79.4 13 787
difference:+12,776+4,865+8,742+6.1+321+559+8.5+3,367+4,350+7.2+8+469
Tyrese Maxey 6,202 2,235 4,847 46.1 696 1,828 38.1 1,036 1,196 86.6 5 318

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60
difference:+8.3+3.1+3.6+8.4+1.5+3.5+7.6+3.6+4.4+3.0+2+19
Tyrese Maxey 17.8 6.5 14.1 45.8 2.1 5.4 38.9 2.8 3.2 87.0 4 41

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60
difference:+836+309+481+8.4+50+106+7.6+268+324+3.0+2+19
Tyrese Maxey 730 265 578 45.8 86 221 38.9 114 131 87.0 4 41

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
+5.5
201364
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
202161

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+3.3
201467
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
202275

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+4.1
201568
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
202360

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
201661
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
+1.6
202470

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+1.7
201775
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
202552

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 8 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 452 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.1 ppg and his lowest 21.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
+6.3
202112

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
+20.8
202212

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+11.0
20154
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
202311

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+29.8
20246

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.7 points in a total of 56 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.1 ppg and his lowest 17.4.