Tyrese Maxey vs. Ralph Sampson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Sampson and Tyrese Maxey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tyrese Maxey played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ralph Sampson, who played 9. Tyrese Maxey had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ralph Sampson had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tyrese Maxey 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ralph Sampson 9 4 1983-84 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season 2020-211983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 61 15.3 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.2 7.0 .462 0.5 1.7 .301 1.0 1.1 .871
Ralph Sampson 82 32.8 21.0 3.6 7.6 11.1 2.0 0.9 2.4 3.6 4.1 8.7 16.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .250 3.5 5.3 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 12 13.0 6.3 0.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.5 .439 0.3 1.0 .333 1.2 1.8 .636
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 75 35.3 17.5 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.1 6.4 13.3 .485 1.8 4.1 .427 2.8 3.3 .866
Ralph Sampson 82 37.6 22.1 2.8 7.6 10.4 2.7 1.0 2.0 4.0 3.7 9.2 18.3 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.5 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 12 40.4 20.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.3 15.2 .484 2.2 5.8 .377 3.9 4.2 .940
Ralph Sampson 5 38.6 21.2 5.0 11.6 16.6 1.4 0.4 1.6 3.4 4.6 8.6 20.0 .430 0.2 0.2 1.000 3.8 7.4 .514

Season 3
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 60 33.6 20.3 0.4 2.6 2.9 3.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.2 7.3 15.2 .481 2.7 6.2 .434 3.0 3.6 .845
Ralph Sampson 79 36.3 18.9 3.3 7.9 11.1 3.6 1.3 1.6 3.6 3.9 7.9 16.2 .488 0.0 0.2 .133 3.1 4.8 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 11 38.5 20.5 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 2.4 7.5 17.5 .427 3.1 7.7 .400 2.5 2.8 .903
Ralph Sampson 20 37.1 20.0 3.3 7.5 10.8 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.6 4.0 7.8 15.1 .518 0.1 0.1 1.000 4.3 5.9 .729

Season 4
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 70 37.5 25.9 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.2 1.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 9.1 20.3 .450 3.0 8.1 .373 4.7 5.4 .868
Ralph Sampson 43 30.8 15.6 2.0 6.6 8.7 2.8 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.9 6.4 13.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.4 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey 6 44.5 29.8 0.2 5.0 5.2 6.8 0.8 0.3 2.2 2.7 11.0 23.0 .478 3.7 9.2 .400 4.2 4.7 .893
Ralph Sampson 10 33.0 18.6 2.7 6.1 8.8 2.1 0.2 1.2 3.1 4.7 7.5 14.6 .514 0.1 0.2 .500 3.5 4.3 .814

Season 5
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season -1987-88
Team -Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 48 34.6 15.6 2.9 6.7 9.6 2.5 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.4 6.2 14.2 .438 0.0 0.2 .182 3.1 4.1 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season -1988-89
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 61 17.8 6.4 1.7 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.5 2.8 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .375 1.0 1.6 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 3 14.3 6.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.7 3.0 7.3 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 7
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season -1989-90
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 26 16.0 4.2 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.8 5.0 .372 0.0 0.2 .250 0.5 0.9 .522
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season -1990-91
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 25 13.9 3.0 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.2 1.4 3.7 .366 0.0 0.2 .200 0.2 0.8 .263
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tyrese Maxey Ralph Sampson
Season -1991-92
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson 10 10.8 2.2 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.9 2.9 .310 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Ralph Sampson ------- --- ----------
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