Dan Majerle vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Dan Majerle, 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

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.

Dan Majerle played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Dan Majerle had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 achivements, 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
Dan Majerle 14 13 1988-89 to 2001-02
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1988-892008-09
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 54 25.1 8.6 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.4 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.6 3.4 8.0 .419 0.5 1.5 .329 1.4 2.4 .614
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 12 29.3 14.3 1.8 2.9 4.8 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.3 12.0 .438 0.7 2.3 .286 3.2 4.0 .792
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1989-902009-10
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 73 30.7 11.1 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.6 1.4 0.4 1.1 2.4 4.1 9.6 .424 0.3 1.1 .238 2.7 3.6 .762
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 .000 1.2 1.9 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 16 29.9 12.6 1.9 3.2 5.1 2.1 1.3 0.1 1.1 2.1 4.6 9.4 .487 0.3 0.8 .333 3.2 4.1 .785
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1990-912010-11
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 77 29.6 13.6 2.2 3.2 5.4 2.8 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.1 5.2 10.7 .484 0.4 1.1 .349 2.9 3.9 .762
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 .000 1.7 2.9 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 4 27.5 10.5 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 3.0 3.0 8.0 .375 1.0 2.8 .364 3.5 4.8 .737
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1991-922011-12
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 34.8 17.3 1.8 4.1 5.9 3.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 1.9 6.7 14.1 .478 1.1 2.8 .382 2.8 3.7 .756
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 7 38.0 18.6 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.9 1.4 0.0 1.3 1.6 6.9 15.9 .432 1.3 4.7 .273 3.6 3.7 .962
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

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1992-932012-13
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 39.0 16.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 3.8 1.7 0.4 1.6 2.2 6.2 13.4 .464 2.0 5.3 .381 2.5 3.2 .778
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 1.000 1.4 2.4 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 24 44.6 15.4 1.2 4.6 5.8 3.7 1.4 1.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 13.0 .431 2.3 5.7 .394 2.0 2.9 .696
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

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1993-942013-14
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 80 40.1 16.5 1.5 2.9 4.4 3.4 1.6 0.5 1.7 1.9 6.0 14.2 .418 2.4 6.3 .382 2.2 3.0 .739
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 41.0 12.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.3 4.6 12.7 .362 2.0 5.9 .339 1.1 1.6 .688
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1994-952014-15
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 37.7 15.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 4.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.9 5.3 12.6 .425 2.4 6.7 .363 2.5 3.4 .730
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 30.7 8.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.7 1.4 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.7 7.3 .370 1.6 4.4 .364 1.2 1.7 .706
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1995-962015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 28.9 10.6 0.9 2.9 3.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.7 9.1 .405 1.8 5.0 .353 1.5 2.1 .710
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 .000 0.5 1.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 3 30.3 16.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 5.3 12.0 .444 3.3 7.7 .435 2.7 3.0 .889
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

Season 9

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 36 35.1 10.8 1.3 3.3 4.5 3.2 1.5 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.9 9.6 .406 1.9 5.6 .338 1.1 1.6 .678
JaVale McGee 77 9.6 6.1 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.7 4.1 .652 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .505
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 17 29.2 8.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.9 .393 1.5 4.4 .338 1.1 1.6 .679
JaVale McGee 16 9.3 5.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.6 3.5 .732 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .722

Season 10

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 72 26.8 7.2 0.7 3.1 3.7 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.6 6.1 .419 1.5 4.1 .376 0.6 0.7 .784
JaVale McGee 65 9.5 4.8 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.4 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 2 31.0 4.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 4.0 .375 1.0 3.0 .333 0.5 1.0 .500
JaVale McGee 13 12.2 6.5 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 .672 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .667

Season 11

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 48 33.8 7.0 0.4 3.9 4.3 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.1 2.5 6.2 .396 1.4 4.2 .335 0.7 1.0 .717
JaVale McGee 75 22.3 12.0 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.4 2.8 5.3 8.5 .624 0.0 0.2 .083 1.3 2.0 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 5 30.2 4.0 0.6 5.2 5.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 3.0 1.0 5.2 .192 1.0 4.4 .227 1.0 1.4 .714
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 69 33.4 7.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.5 6.1 .403 1.6 4.4 .362 0.8 1.0 .812
JaVale McGee 68 16.6 6.6 1.8 3.9 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.5 .637 0.0 0.1 .500 0.8 1.2 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 37.0 9.0 0.5 6.5 7.0 3.2 2.1 0.1 1.1 3.4 3.0 7.1 .423 2.0 5.0 .400 1.0 1.4 .714
JaVale McGee 14 9.6 2.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.4 2.3 .625 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 .500

Season 13

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Miami HeatCleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 53 24.6 5.0 0.4 2.8 3.1 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.8 1.6 4.9 .336 1.1 3.4 .315 0.7 0.8 .818
JaVale McGee 46 14.7 7.3 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.1 6.1 .511 0.1 0.5 .208 1.0 1.5 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 3 23.7 5.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 1.7 5.3 .313 1.3 4.7 .286 0.7 1.3 .500
JaVale McGee 4 8.5 2.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.5 .333

Season 14

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 65 18.2 4.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.5 4.4 .343 1.2 3.6 .336 0.4 0.6 .590
JaVale McGee 74 15.8 9.2 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.4 3.9 6.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .222 1.4 2.0 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 12 11.1 6.8 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.2 .700 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.1 .846

Season 15

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 42 8.5 4.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.9 3.0 .640 0.0 0.1 .400 0.6 1.0 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Dan Majerle JaVale McGee
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 46 7.4 4.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.9 .598 0.0 0.2 .143 0.6 1.0 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------