Bones McKinney vs. Kel'el Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kel'el Ware and Bones McKinney that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52
Kel'el Ware: 2024-25 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bones McKinney 0 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Seasons Bones McKinney 6 Kel'el Ware 2

Playoffs Played Bones McKinney 5 Kel'el Ware 1

All-Star Games Bones McKinney 0 Kel'el Ware 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bones McKinney 1 Kel'el Ware 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bones McKinney 2 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 9.4 Kel'el Ware 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.5 * Kel'el Ware 8.2

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.6 Kel'el Ware 0.8

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 2,994 Kel'el Ware 873

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 373 * Kel'el Ware 720

Total Assists Bones McKinney 503 Kel'el Ware 74

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 63

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 103

Total Games Bones McKinney 318 Kel'el Ware 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .298 Kel'el Ware .548

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware .351

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .711 Kel'el Ware .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949) Kel'el Ware 11.6 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) * Kel'el Ware 10.3 (2026)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949) Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2025)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 1.3 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 10.1 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.2 * Kel'el Ware 4.8

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.1 Kel'el Ware 1.0

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 232 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 16 * Kel'el Ware 19

Total Assists Bones McKinney 25 Kel'el Ware 4

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 1

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 2

Total Games Bones McKinney 23 Kel'el Ware 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .306 Kel'el Ware .444

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware .273

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .708 Kel'el Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) * Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 0.3 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Kel'el Ware 0.5 (2025)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.