Tyrese Maxey vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Tyrese Maxey scored more points in the postseason. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 2.7 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 6 seasons (22.5 points against 19.8), and he also scored a total of 632 points more (7,102 vs. 6,470).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 19.8 | 6 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.5 | +2.7 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,470 | 6 | |
| Ja Morant | 7,102 | +632 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+8.2 points per game) while Tyrese Maxey scored more points (+157).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +8.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | +157 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 165 | |||
| Ja Morant | 195 | +30 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 265 | |||
| Ja Morant | 300 | +35 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 316 | +1 | ||
| Ja Morant | 315 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 10 | +10 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 16 | +2 | ||
| Ja Morant | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 32 | +10 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 39 | +17 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 19.8 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 46.2 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 38.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 6 | 326 |
| difference: | +2.7 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +7.3 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +9.5 | +1 | +11 |
| Ja Morant | 22.5 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.1 | 7 | 315 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,470 | 2,322 | 5,029 | 46.2 | 730 | 1,899 | 38.4 | 1,096 | 1,266 | 86.6 | 6 | 326 |
| difference: | +632 | +239 | +456 | +0.5 | +309 | +544 | +7.3 | +463 | +757 | +9.5 | +1 | +11 |
| Ja Morant | 7,102 | 2,561 | 5,485 | 46.7 | 421 | 1,355 | 31.1 | 1,559 | 2,023 | 77.1 | 7 | 315 |
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: | +8.2 | +2.7 | +6.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +4.5 | +2.8 | +4.3 | +12.0 | +19 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
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: | +157 | +62 | +122 | +1.3 | +42 | +93 | +4.5 | +9 | +33 | +12.0 | +19 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Ja Morant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ja Morant played 1 season more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2026—he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 8 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2021 | 12 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 18.3 | +18.3 | 2025 | 3 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Ja Morant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Ja Morant didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |