Deandre Ayton vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Deandre Ayton, 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.

Deandre Ayton played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Deandre Ayton 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Deandre Ayton 71 30.7 16.3 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.2 12.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
difference:+4+15.5+9.8+1.5+4.8+6.4+1.5+0.5+0.1-1.0-0.8+4.7+7.1+.091+0.1+0.6+0.5+.086
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 Deandre Ayton nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Phoenix SunsWashington 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%
Deandre Ayton 38 32.5 18.2 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 8.2 14.9 .546 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .753
difference:+22+16.4+11.8+2.4+5.0+7.4+1.7+0.4+0.2-1.2-1.1+5.6+9.8+.038+0.1+0.3+0.6+0.4+.115
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 Deandre Ayton nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Deandre Ayton 69 30.7 14.4 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 6.2 10.0 .626 0.1 0.3 .200 1.9 2.5 .769
difference:+10+2.9+4.3+0.5+2.0+2.5+0.9+0.1+1.2-0.2-0.1+2.0+2.4+.076+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.4+.186
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deandre Ayton 22 36.4 15.8 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.9 7.0 10.6 .658 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .736
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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%
Deandre Ayton 58 29.5 17.2 2.6 7.7 10.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 7.6 12.0 .634 0.1 0.3 .368 1.8 2.4 .746
difference:+3+4.3+5.9+0.1+2.6+2.4+0.9+0.1+1.5-0.2-0.3+2.6+3.0+.078+0.1+0.3+0.5+0.3+.285
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%
Deandre Ayton 13 30.5 17.9 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 8.1 12.6 .640 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.5 .636
difference:+6+4.6+9.3+0.8+0.1+0.7+1.0+0.3+2.3-0.9-0.4+4.8+5.0+.206+0.2+0.3+0.4+1.2+.098
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
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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%
Deandre Ayton 67 30.4 18.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.8 13.2 .589 0.1 0.4 .292 2.3 3.0 .760
difference:+12+12.3+8.9+0.6+4.6+5.2+1.4+0.2+1.2-0.7-0.5+4.0+6.5+.014+0.1+0.4+0.9+0.6+.169
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%
Deandre Ayton 10 31.9 13.4 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .522
difference:+4+13.2+6.2+0.1+4.5+4.5+1.0+0.1+0.3-0.1-0.7+3.1+5.9+.031+0.7+.133
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
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Deandre Ayton 55 32.4 16.7 3.2 7.9 11.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 7.8 13.6 .570 0.0 0.2 .100 1.2 1.4 .823
difference:+50+16.6+9.7+1.2+6.5+7.7+1.2+0.8+0.6-0.2-1.2+4.4+6.0+.123+0.2+1.0+1.2+.177
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
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Deandre Ayton JaVale McGee
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver 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%
Deandre Ayton 40 30.2 14.4 3.1 7.1 10.2 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.2 6.6 11.7 .566 0.2 0.8 .188 1.0 1.5 .667
difference:+17+19.1+9.8+2.3+5.2+7.5+1.5+0.7+0.1-0.9-0.9+4.8+8.3+.034+0.2+0.8+0.1
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 Deandre Ayton nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 9 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2016 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

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