Paul George vs. Tyrese Maxey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Maxey and Paul George 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul George 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 0.8 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 6 seasons (20.6 points against 19.8), and he also scored a total of 12,227 points more (18,697 vs. 6,470).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+0.8
15
Tyrese Maxey 19.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+12,227
15
Tyrese Maxey 6,470
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,686).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+3.4
11
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+1,686
11
Tyrese Maxey 730
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paul George 0
Tyrese Maxey 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+11
Tyrese Maxey 11

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+91
Tyrese Maxey 62

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+328
Tyrese Maxey 165

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
+537
Tyrese Maxey 265

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
+585
Tyrese Maxey 316

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
Tyrese Maxey 10
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
Tyrese Maxey 1

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+14
Tyrese Maxey 7

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+53
Tyrese Maxey 16

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+67
Tyrese Maxey 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+75
Tyrese Maxey 39

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Tyrese Maxey 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+0.8+0.1+0.6+2.2+0.4+0.9+0.1+0.5+0.7+1.3+9+582
Tyrese Maxey 19.8 7.1 15.4 46.2 2.2 5.8 38.4 3.4 3.9 86.6 6 326

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+12,227+4,078+9,524+2.2+1,619+4,228+0.1+2,452+2,894+1.3+9+582
Tyrese Maxey 6,470 2,322 5,029 46.2 730 1,899 38.4 1,096 1,266 86.6 6 326

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+3.4+0.3+2.1+3.6+0.3+1.5+3.7+2.3+3.0+4.4+7+73
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+1,686+514+1,264+3.6+190+562+3.7+468+574+4.4+7+73
Tyrese Maxey 730 265 578 45.8 86 221 38.9 114 131 87.0 4 41

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 7.8
201161
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
+0.2
202161

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
+5.4
202275

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
201379
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
+2.9
202360

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
201480
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
+4.2
202470

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
20156
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
+17.5
202552

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.1
201681
Tyrese Maxey 33.5
+10.4
20268

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 9 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 23.1 points in a total of 535 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
20115
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
+0.3
202112

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
+11.1
202212

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
201319
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
+1.3
202311

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
201419
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+7.2
20246

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 27.3
+27.3
20167
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.4 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5.