JaVale McGee vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Mike Novak - n/a **

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.