Tyrese Maxey vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Rajon Rondo scored more total points in both stages. 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Maxey averages 9.7 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (19.5 points against 9.8). On the other hand Rajon Rondo scored a total of 3,135 points more than Tyrese Maxey (9,337 vs. 6,202).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 19.5
+9.7
5
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 6,202
5
Rajon Rondo 9,337
+3,135
16

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 Rajon Rondo (+5.3 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+939).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
+5.3
4
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 730
4
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+939
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 3
+3
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 9
+9
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 58
+51
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 157
+76
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 257
Rajon Rondo 446
+189

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 308
Rajon Rondo 901
+593

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 10
Rajon Rondo 56
+46

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 1
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 7
+5
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 16
Rajon Rondo 24
+8

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 32
Rajon Rondo 82
+50

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 39
Rajon Rondo 131
+92

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 2
Rajon Rondo 3
+1

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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:+9.7+2.9+6.3+0.5+1.7+4.3+5.7+2.1+1.9+25.5+11+639
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+3,135+1,651+3,669+0.5+247+444+5.7+80+630+25.5+11+639
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+5.3+1.5+2.7+1.9+1.6+3.9+5.9+0.9+0.3+22.1+6+93
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+939+409+954+1.9+18+15+5.9+139+259+22.1+6+93
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
+1.6
202161
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
+6.9
202275
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
+8.4
202360
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
+12.2
202470
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
+15.7
202552
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 11 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2012 to 2022—he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 573 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.7 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
+6.3
202112
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
+10.6
202212
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
+3.6
202311
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+14.0
20246
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 61 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.