JaVale McGee vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Jaylen Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Jaylen Nowell 5

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jaylen Nowell 1.8

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Jaylen Nowell 1,748

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Jaylen Nowell 425

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Jaylen Nowell 362

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Jaylen Nowell 98

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Jaylen Nowell 30

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Jaylen Nowell 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Jaylen Nowell .446

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Jaylen Nowell .317

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Jaylen Nowell .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)