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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LeBron James vs Tyrese Maxey

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James · Maxey
LeBron James
James
76ers
2025-26
Maxey
76ers
Tyrese Maxey
60
Games
availability
70
33.2
Minutes
per game
38.0
20.9
Points
per game
28.3
6.1
Rebounds
per game
4.1
7.2
Assists
per game
6.6
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.7
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
51.5%
Field goal %
46.2%
31.7%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 8.6 attempts
36.7%
73.7%
Free throw %
89.2%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
26.2%
Usage
USG%
28.6%
33.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.8%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
5.2%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
+1.5
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+2.0
Plus-minus
per game
+1.6
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Tyrese Maxey scored more in 2025-26, 7.4 points a game apart (28.3 vs 20.9), on Maxey's heavier usage (28.6% vs 26.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (59.4% vs 58.8%).

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 6.6 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Maxey played 10 more games (70 vs 60 of 82).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Maxey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $3.9M through 2027-28, Maxey $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
James
2025-26
Maxey
39-21
Record when playing
38-32
20.7
Points at home
27.3
21.2
Points on the road
29.2
21.3
Points in wins
30.3
20.2
Points in losses
25.9
36
Season high
54
6
30-point games
28
17
Double-doubles
7
James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Maxey · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK28 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS22 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS8 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN14 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M
Maxey · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).