Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Ben McDonald 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Ben McDonald 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ben McDonald 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Ben McDonald 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)