JaVale McGee vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller 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, 14 more than Brandon Miller, who played 2. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Brandon Miller 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

JaVale McGee Brandon Miller
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+1+17.0+10.8+0.8+1.1+0.4+2.1+0.5+0.4-1.0-0.4+3.9+9.4+.054+2.5+6.7+0.5+0.1+.167
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

JaVale McGee Brandon Miller
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+33+18.1+14.6+0.6+1.3+0.8+3.4+0.8+1.0-1.9-0.7+4.7+13.1+.105+3.9+10.9+1.3+1.0+.223
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 14 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2011 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.