Bogdan Bogdanovic vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Bogdan Bogdanovic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bogdan Bogdanovic played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Bogdan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bogdan Bogdanovic 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2017-182008-09
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 78 27.9 11.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .446 1.7 4.2 .392 1.3 1.5 .840
difference:+3+12.7+5.3+1.2+0.2+1.0+3.0+0.5+0.8-0.8-0.1+1.9+4.7+.048+1.7+4.2+0.1+0.7+.180
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .660
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bogdan Bogdanovic nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2018-192009-10
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 70 27.8 14.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 5.2 12.3 .418 1.9 5.3 .360 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+10+11.7+7.7+0.9+0.3+0.6+3.6+0.7+1.5-0.8+2.6+7.2+.090+1.9+5.3+0.7+0.4+.189
JaVale McGee 60 16.1 6.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .638
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bogdan Bogdanovic nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2019-202010-11
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 61 29.0 15.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.5 12.6 .440 2.7 7.2 .372 1.4 1.9 .741
difference:+18+1.2+5.0+2.4+2.2+4.6+2.9+0.5+2.2-0.4-0.7+1.3+5.0+.110+2.7+7.2+0.3+1.0+.158
JaVale McGee 79 27.8 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.6 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .583
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bogdan Bogdanovic nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 44 29.7 16.4 0.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 6.1 12.8 .473 3.3 7.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .909
difference:+17+4.5+5.1+2.2+1.9+4.2+2.8+0.5+1.9-0.2-0.4+1.1+3.8+.083+3.3+7.6+0.4+1.7+.448
JaVale McGee 61 25.2 11.3 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.4 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .461
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 33.2 14.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.4 13.8 .390 2.6 7.9 .329 0.7 0.9 .706
difference:+11+7.3+5.5+2.7+2.7+5.4+2.2+0.9+2.8-0.9-0.2+2.1+6.2+.044+2.6+7.9+1.3+2.8+.168
JaVale McGee 7 25.9 8.6 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 3.1 0.6 3.0 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .538

Season 5
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 63 29.3 15.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.4 12.6 .431 2.7 7.3 .368 1.5 1.8 .843
difference:+16+11.2+6.0+1.5+0.7+0.8+2.8+0.7+1.8-0.2+1.6+5.9+.144+2.7+7.3+0.1+0.6+.252
JaVale McGee 79 18.1 9.1 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.1 2.3 3.8 6.7 .575 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.4 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 4 26.8 14.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .408 2.3 6.5 .346 2.0 2.5 .800
difference:+2+8.1+7.1+1.8+1.5+0.4+3.0+0.4+0.7-0.8-0.2+2.0+7.1+.173+2.3+6.5+0.8+0.5+.411
JaVale McGee 6 18.7 7.2 2.8 2.3 5.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.0 5.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .389

Season 6
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 27.9 14.0 0.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 5.1 11.3 .447 2.7 6.7 .406 1.2 1.4 .831
difference:+49+12.1+7.0+1.6+1.2+0.3+2.4+0.6+1.1-0.4-1.6+1.7+3.7+2.7+6.7+1.0+1.2+.169
JaVale McGee 5 15.8 7.0 2.0 1.4 3.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.6 .447 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 6 26.2 13.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 2.5 5.5 .455 0.8 1.2 .714
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 79 30.4 16.9 0.7 2.8 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.0 13.9 .428 3.0 8.1 .374 1.9 2.1 .921
difference:+56+19.3+12.3+0.1+0.9+0.7+3.0+1.1+0.6-0.6-1.0+4.2+10.5+.104+3.0+8.1+0.9+0.7+.254
JaVale McGee 23 11.1 4.6 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.8 3.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bogdan Bogdanovic nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Bogdan Bogdanovic JaVale McGee
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles ClippersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 25.0 10.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.4 3.9 9.1 .427 1.9 5.4 .363 1.1 1.2 .879
difference:+20+14.1+5.7+1.2+0.1+1.0+2.6+0.7+0.6-0.8-1.0+1.6+5.2+.148+1.9+5.4+0.6+0.1+.379
JaVale McGee 34 10.9 5.1 1.6 2.4 3.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.9 .575 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 7 16.7 6.4 0.7 2.1 2.9 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.6 2.3 6.3 .364 1.0 3.4 .292 0.9 1.0 .857
difference:+5+9.7+4.4+0.3+1.6+1.4+2.1+0.1-0.1-2.1+1.8+5.3+.136+1.0+3.4+0.1+2.0+.524
JaVale McGee 2 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 .333

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 8 seasons more than Bogdan Bogdanovic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2017 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

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