Tyrese Maxey vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Tyrese Maxey 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 Tyrese Maxey has better scoring stats than Arvydas Sabonis 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Maxey averages 8.1 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (20.1 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 1,121 points more (6,750 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 20.1 | +8.1 | 6 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,750 | +1,121 | 6 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyrese Maxey has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+5.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+113).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | +5.7 | 4 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | +113 | 4 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 4 | +4 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 12 | +12 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 174 | +108 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 274 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | +23 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 325 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | +134 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 10 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 1 | +1 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 7 | +7 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 16 | +10 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 32 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | +3 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 39 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 2 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 20.1 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 46.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 38.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 86.7 | 6 | 335 |
| difference: | +8.1 | +2.8 | +6.7 | +3.9 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +8.1 | +1 | +135 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,750 | 2,418 | 5,236 | 46.2 | 763 | 1,992 | 38.3 | 1,151 | 1,327 | 86.7 | 6 | 335 |
| difference: | +1,121 | +336 | +1,076 | +3.9 | +627 | +1,577 | +5.5 | +178 | +363 | +8.1 | +1 | +135 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 2,082 | 4,160 | 50.0 | 136 | 415 | 32.8 | 1,329 | 1,690 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 45.8 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 38.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
| difference: | +5.7 | +2.1 | +4.5 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +7.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +6.8 | +3 | +10 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | 265 | 578 | 45.8 | 86 | 221 | 38.9 | 114 | 131 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
| difference: | +113 | +43 | +87 | +0.6 | +71 | +174 | +7.0 | +44 | +66 | +6.8 | +3 | +10 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 222 | 491 | 45.2 | 15 | 47 | 31.9 | 158 | 197 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Arvydas Sabonis' additional seasons: | ||||
* Arvydas Sabonis played 1 season more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2003—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 78 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2000 | 16 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2001 | 3 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Arvydas Sabonis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Arvydas Sabonis played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 6 games. |