Dillon Brooks vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Dillon Brooks, 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.

Dillon Brooks played 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Dillon Brooks 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
Dillon Brooks	9	4	2017-18 to 2025-26
JaVale McGee	16	8	2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2017-18	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	82	28.7	11.0	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.8	4.1	9.4	.440	1.1	3.2	.356	1.5	2.0	.747
difference:	+7	+13.5	+4.5	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8	+1.3	+0.5	+0.8	-0.7	-0.7	+1.6	+4.2	+.054	+1.1	+3.2		+0.1	+0.2	+.087
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 Dillon Brooks nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2018-19	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	18	18.3	7.5	0.5	1.2	1.7	0.9	0.6	0.2	1.1	2.8	2.7	6.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.375	1.2	1.7	.733
difference:	+42	+2.2	+1.1	+1.0	+1.4	+2.4	+0.7	+0.3	+1.5	-0.2	-0.8	+0.1	+1.7	+.106	+0.8	+2.2			+0.2	+.095
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 Dillon Brooks nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2019-20	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	73	28.9	16.2	0.9	2.4	3.3	2.1	0.9	0.4	1.7	3.8	6.0	14.6	.407	2.0	5.6	.358	2.2	2.8	.808
difference:	+6	+1.1	+6.1	+1.9	+2.8	+4.7	+1.6	+0.4	+2.0	-0.4	-0.9	+1.8	+7.0	+.143	+2.0	+5.6		+0.5	+0.1	+.225
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 Dillon Brooks nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2020-21	2011-12
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	67	29.8	17.2	0.8	2.1	2.9	2.3	1.2	0.4	1.8	3.5	6.4	15.4	.419	1.9	5.6	.344	2.4	2.9	.815
difference:	+6	+4.6	+5.9	+1.9	+3.0	+4.9	+1.8	+0.6	+1.8	-0.4	-0.8	+1.4	+6.4	+.137	+1.9	+5.6		+1.1	+0.2	+.354
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		%
Dillon Brooks	5	35.0	25.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.2	1.4	0.4	1.8	3.4	10.0	19.4	.515	1.6	4.0	.400	4.2	5.2	.808
difference:	+2	+9.1	+17.2	+2.3	+3.1	+5.4	+1.5	+0.7	+2.7	-1.2	-0.4	+6.7	+11.8	+.081	+1.6	+4.0		+2.2	+1.5	+.270
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
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2021-22	2012-13
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Nuggets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	32	27.7	18.4	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.6	3.3	7.1	16.4	.432	1.4	4.7	.309	2.8	3.3	.849
difference:	+47	+9.6	+9.3	+1.1	+0.5	+1.6	+2.5	+0.7	+1.7	-0.5	-1.0	+3.3	+9.7	+.143	+1.4	+4.7		+1.4	+0.9	+.258
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	11	30.5	14.6	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	1.0	0.3	2.0	3.3	5.5	15.6	.349	2.3	6.5	.347	1.5	2.3	.640
difference:	+5	+11.8	+7.4	+2.1	+0.3	+2.5	+2.7	+0.3	+0.7	-0.2	-0.5	+2.5	+10.4	+.232	+2.3	+6.5		+0.3	+0.7	+.251
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
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2022-23	2013-14
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	73	30.3	14.3	0.6	2.7	3.3	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.4	3.3	5.4	13.6	.396	2.0	6.0	.326	1.6	2.1	.779
difference:	+68	+14.5	+7.3	+1.4	+1.3	+0.1	+2.2	+0.7	+1.2	-0.2	-0.1	+2.0	+6.0	+.051	+2.0	+6.0		+1.4	+1.9	+.221
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		%
Dillon Brooks	6	27.8	10.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.2	3.3	4.0	12.8	.312	1.7	7.0	.238	0.8	1.2	.714
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2023-24	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	72	30.9	12.7	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.2	3.3	4.6	10.7	.428	1.8	5.1	.359	1.7	2.0	.844
difference:	+49	+19.8	+8.1	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	+1.6	+0.8	+0.8	-0.4	-2.0	+2.8	+7.3	+.104	+1.8	+5.1		+0.7	+0.6	+.177
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 Dillon Brooks nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2024-25	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	75	31.8	14.0	1.0	2.7	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.0	3.2	5.1	11.9	.429	2.5	6.3	.397	1.3	1.6	.818
difference:	+41	+20.9	+8.9	+0.6	+0.3	+0.2	+1.6	+0.7	+0.6	-0.4	-1.8	+2.8	+8.0	+.146	+2.5	+6.3		+0.8	+0.5	+.318
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	7	29.4	12.3	1.3	1.9	3.1	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.3	3.9	4.0	9.0	.444	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.4	.833
difference:	+5	+22.4	+10.3	+0.3	+1.4	+1.6	+1.3	+0.2	+0.3	-0.2	-2.4	+3.5	+8.0	+.056	+1.4	+4.1		+1.9	+0.4	+.500
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
	Dillon Brooks	JaVale McGee
Season	2025-26	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	8	29.9	22.0	0.8	2.5	3.3	1.9	2.0	0.3	2.0	3.5	7.8	16.9	.459	2.6	7.8	.339	3.9	4.1	.939
difference:	+69	+20.3	+15.9	+0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+1.7	+1.8	+0.6	-1.5	-2.1	+5.1	+12.8	+.193	+2.6	+7.8		+3.2	+2.7	+.434
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	-	0.7	1.4	.505

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 7 seasons more than Dillon Brooks in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2018 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Dillon Brooks vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years