Tyrese Maxey vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 2.5 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 5 seasons (22.0 points against 19.5), and he also scored a total of 16,963 points more (23,165 vs. 6,202).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 19.5
5
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+2.5
16

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 6,202
5
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+16,963
16

Scoring Titles

Tyrese Maxey 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,224).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
4
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+4.5
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 730
4
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,224
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 3
Dwyane Wade 3

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 9
Dwyane Wade 34
+25

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 58
Dwyane Wade 220
+162

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 157
Dwyane Wade 629
+472

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 257
Dwyane Wade 970
+713

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 308
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+743

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 10
+7
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 1
Dwyane Wade 7
+6

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 7
Dwyane Wade 34
+27

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 16
Dwyane Wade 111
+95

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 32
Dwyane Wade 171
+139

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 39
Dwyane Wade 177
+138

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 2
+2
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Maxey 19.5 7.0 15.2 46.1 2.2 5.7 38.1 3.3 3.8 86.6 5 318
difference:+2.5+1.0+1.5+1.9+1.7+3.9+8.8+2.1+3.3+10.1+11+736
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Maxey 6,202 2,235 4,847 46.1 696 1,828 38.1 1,036 1,196 86.6 5 318
difference:+16,963+6,219+12,770+1.9+147+46+8.8+4,672+6,267+10.1+11+736
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+4.5+1.7+3.2+1.5+1.5+3.7+5.1+2.6+3.7+9.0+9+136
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+3,224+1,185+2,484+1.5+17+84+5.1+837+1,089+9.0+9+136
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
202161
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+8.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
202275
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+6.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
202360
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+6.9
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
202470
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+1.5
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
+1.7
202552
Dwyane Wade 24.6
200851

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 12 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2009 to 2019—he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 806 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

In those 12 extra years over Tyrese Maxey, Dwyane Wade won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
202112
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+11.7
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
202212
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+6.6
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
202311
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+7.9
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+6.3
20246
Dwyane Wade 23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 128 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33.2 ppg and his lowest 15.