JaVale McGee vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis 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 / 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.

JaVale McGee played 16 years in the NBA, 6 more than Bobby Portis, who played 10. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bobby Portis 10 6 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2008-092015-16
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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%
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
difference:+13+2.6+0.5+0.4+1.2+1.5+0.5+0.6-0.1-0.5+0.5+1.8+.067+0.3+0.8+0.6+1.1+.067
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+4+0.5+0.4+0.3+0.9+0.5+0.3+1.5-0.3-0.5+0.3+0.8+.020+0.5+1.5+0.6+1.0+.023
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
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%
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
difference:+6+5.3+3.1+0.6+0.6+1.2+1.2+0.2+2.1-0.1-1.1+1.0+3.5+.079+1.1+3.1+0.1+0.8+.186
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Washington Wizards, Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+11+0.8+2.9+0.5+0.8+0.3+0.9+0.1+1.8-0.1-0.2+0.6+3.6+.112+1.5+3.8+0.2+0.8+.333
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+13+3.0+1.0+0.8+1.1+0.3+1.2+0.1+1.7-0.6+0.2+2.2+.125+1.0+2.8+0.3+1.0+.172
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
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
difference:+61+5.0+4.4+0.1+3.8+3.7+0.7+0.6+1.0-0.8-1.5+1.3+1.5+.076+1.1+2.4+0.6+0.9+.260
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+49+17.1+10.0+1.7+4.7+6.4+1.1+0.6+0.2-0.5-1.1+4.0+8.7+.053+1.8+4.7+0.2+0.2+.085
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East 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%
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
difference:+36+15.1+9.0+0.6+5.0+5.7+1.4+0.3+0.6-0.6-0.2+3.4+7.6+.079+1.4+3.7+0.9+0.7+.268
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+14.4+7.6+1.0+5.7+6.7+1.2+0.1+0.4-0.7-1.5+3.5+7.2+.012+1.0+3.6+0.4+2.4+.667
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 0.7 1.4 .505
difference:+5+14.9+7.7+0.4+3.8+4.2+1.1+0.6+0.5-0.6-0.9+3.0+7.1+.144+1.2+3.0+0.5+0.1+.285
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+21.9+10.6+1.3+7.1+8.3+0.7+0.4+0.7-1.0-0.3+4.7+11.7+.248+0.5+2.0+0.5+1.1+.107
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615

Season 10

JaVale McGee Bobby Portis
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+15.9+9.1+0.9+4.9+5.8+1.6+0.4+0.4-0.8-0.5+3.6+8.7+.155+1.3+3.5+.365+0.6+0.7+.105
Bobby Portis 49 25.4 13.9 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.9 5.7 12.1 .466 1.3 3.6 .365 1.2 1.5 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+19.4+7.5+0.4+4.6+5.0+1.1+0.2+0.4-0.8-0.1+3.0+9.1+.231+2.0+5.5+.357+0.5+0.5+.667
Bobby Portis 5 31.6 14.0 1.6 6.6 8.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 6.0 13.6 .441 2.0 5.6 .357 0.0 0.2 .000

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 6 seasons more than Bobby Portis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2019 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.