Kevin Garnett vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Dick McGuire 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Dick McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Dick McGuire 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Dick McGuire 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Dick McGuire 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Dick McGuire 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Dick McGuire 0 *

Assists Leader Kevin Garnett 0 Dick McGuire 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Dick McGuire - 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.