Tyrese Maxey vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen 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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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 Scottie Pippen 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Maxey averages 3.4 points more than Scottie Pippen in his 17 seasons (19.5 points against 16.1). On the other hand Scottie Pippen scored a total of 12,738 points more than Tyrese Maxey (18,940 vs. 6,202).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 19.5
+3.4
5
Scottie Pippen 16.1
17

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 6,202
5
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+12,738
17

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 Scottie Pippen (+0.3 points per game) while Scottie Pippen scored more points (+2,912).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
+0.3
4
Scottie Pippen 17.5
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 730
4
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+2,912
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 3
+3
Scottie Pippen 0

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 9
+4
Scottie Pippen 5

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 58
+9
Scottie Pippen 49

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 157
Scottie Pippen 367
+210

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 257
Scottie Pippen 943
+686

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 308
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+852

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 10
Scottie Pippen 18
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 1
+1
Scottie Pippen 0

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 7
+1
Scottie Pippen 6

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 16
Scottie Pippen 87
+71

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 32
Scottie Pippen 178
+146

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 39
Scottie Pippen 206
+167

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 2
Scottie Pippen 2

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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:+3.4+0.7+1.9+1.2+1.4+3.2+5.5+0.6+16.2+12+860
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

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:+12,738+5,185+10,853+1.2+282+1,174+5.5+2,086+3,241+16.2+12+860
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

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:+0.3+0.1+0.4+1.5+1.1+2.2+8.6+0.9+1.9+14.6+12+167
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

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:+2,912+1,070+2,431+1.5+114+439+8.6+658+936+14.6+12+167
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
+0.1
202161
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
+3.1
202275
Scottie Pippen 14.4
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
+3.8
202360
Scottie Pippen 16.5
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
+8.1
202470
Scottie Pippen 17.8
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
+5.3
202552
Scottie Pippen 21.0
1992NBA Champion82

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 12 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 1993 to 2004—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 780 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 5.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
202112
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+3.7
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
+7.7
202212
Scottie Pippen 13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
+1.2
202311
Scottie Pippen 19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+8.2
20246
Scottie Pippen 21.6
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+19.5
1992NBA Champion22

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 5.8.