JaVale McGee vs. Andy Phillip Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andy Phillip and JaVale McGee, 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.

JaVale McGee played 16 years in the NBA, 5 more than Andy Phillip, who played 11. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Andy Phillip had his rookie season in 1947-48. 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
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24
Andy Phillip 11 11 1947-48 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2008-091947-48
Team Washington WizardsChicago Stags
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayStags Lost Semifinals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 32 - 10.8 - - - 2.3 - - - 2.3 4.5 13.3 .336 - - - 1.9 3.2 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 5 - 7.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.2 2.6 9.2 .283 - - - 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 2

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2009-101948-49
Team Washington WizardsChicago Stags
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayStags Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 60 - 12.0 - - - 5.3 - - - 3.4 4.8 13.6 .348 - - - 2.5 3.7 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 2 - 19.5 - - - 6.0 - - - 4.5 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 5.5 5.5 1.000

Season 3

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2010-111949-50
Team Washington WizardsChicago Stags
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayStags Lost Cent Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 65 - 11.7 - - - 5.8 - - - 3.2 4.4 12.5 .349 - - - 2.9 4.2 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 2 - 12.0 - - - 6.0 - - - 4.0 3.5 13.5 .259 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769

Season 4

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2011-121950-51
Team Washington Wizards, Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 66 - 11.2 - - 6.8 6.3 - - - 3.3 4.2 10.5 .399 - - - 2.9 3.8 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 2 - 7.5 - - 7.5 7.0 - - - 4.5 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 5

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2012-131951-52
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 66 44.4 12.0 - - 6.6 8.2 - - - 3.3 4.2 11.5 .366 - - - 3.5 4.7 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 3 40.7 11.7 - - 4.7 7.3 - - - 5.3 2.7 6.3 .421 - - - 6.3 8.0 .792

Season 6

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2013-141952-53
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 70 38.4 10.3 - - 5.2 5.7 - - - 3.3 3.6 9.0 .397 - - - 3.2 4.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 8 41.1 10.3 - - 4.0 3.8 - - - 2.9 3.0 8.9 .338 - - - 4.3 6.4 .667

Season 7

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2014-151953-54
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost W Div Round Robin
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 71 38.1 10.6 - - 3.7 6.3 - - - 2.9 3.6 9.6 .375 - - - 3.4 4.6 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 4 34.0 8.8 - - 3.0 4.3 - - - 2.3 3.3 9.5 .342 - - - 2.3 3.0 .750

Season 8

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2015-161954-55
Team Dallas MavericksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 64 36.4 9.6 - - 4.5 7.7 - - - 2.6 3.2 8.5 .371 - - - 3.3 4.8 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 11 40.5 8.5 - - 5.5 7.1 - - - 3.4 2.7 8.5 .323 - - - 3.1 3.6 .850

Season 9

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2016-171955-56
Team Golden State WarriorsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 70 29.7 5.8 - - 3.7 5.9 - - - 2.2 2.1 5.8 .365 - - - 1.6 2.8 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 10 17.3 2.9 - - 2.6 3.5 - - - 1.6 0.9 2.7 .333 - - - 1.1 2.5 .440

Season 10

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2017-181956-57
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
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
Andy Phillip 67 22.0 4.4 - - 2.7 2.5 - - - 1.8 1.6 4.1 .379 - - - 1.3 2.0 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 10 12.8 2.2 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 1.8 0.8 2.2 .364 - - - 0.6 1.5 .400

Season 11

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2018-191957-58
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip 70 16.6 3.4 - - 2.3 1.7 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.9 .355 - - - 0.6 1.0 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip 10 9.1 1.7 - - 1.4 0.7 - - - 2.0 0.5 2.1 .238 - - - 0.7 0.9 .778

Season 12

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------

Season 13

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2020-21-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------

Season 14

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
Season 2021-22-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------

Season 15

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
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 %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------

Season 16

JaVale McGee Andy Phillip
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 %
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
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------
Andy Phillip ------- --- ----------