JaVale McGee vs. Duncan Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Duncan Robinson 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, 8 more than Duncan Robinson, who played 8. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Duncan Robinson had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Duncan Robinson 8 6 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
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:+60+4.5+3.2+1.5+1.2+2.6+0.1+1.0-0.5-1.4+1.3+2.1+.103+0.7+2.3+1.1+1.8+.007
Duncan Robinson 15 10.7 3.3 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.2 3.1 .391 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Duncan Robinson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+13+13.6+7.1+1.4+0.4+0.9+1.2+0.2+1.4-0.1-0.6+1.8+4.3+.038+3.7+8.3+0.3+0.9+.293
Duncan Robinson 73 29.7 13.5 0.1 3.0 3.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.4 9.4 .470 3.7 8.3 .446 0.9 1.0 .931
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 21 28.6 11.7 0.2 2.5 2.8 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.1 3.6 8.4 .426 3.0 7.4 .397 1.6 1.8 .868

Season 3

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+3.6+3.0+2.7+1.8+4.5+1.3+0.1+2.1-0.2-0.4+0.2+2.4+.111+3.5+8.5+0.8+1.9+.244
Duncan Robinson 72 31.4 13.1 0.1 3.4 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 4.4 10.0 .439 3.5 8.5 .408 0.9 1.0 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 4 25.0 10.3 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0 3.3 2.8 7.3 .379 2.5 6.8 .370 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 4

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Washington Wizards, Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+18+0.7+0.4+2.4+2.8+5.2+1.1+0.1+2.0-0.6-0.2+1.3+0.2+.157+2.9+7.9+0.7+1.9+.375
Duncan Robinson 79 25.9 10.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.7 9.2 .399 2.9 7.9 .372 0.6 0.8 .836
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
difference:+6+13.7+3.0+3.1+4.7+7.8+0.3+0.4+3.0-0.4-1.3+1.4+3.2+.005+1.4+3.6+1.6+3.2+.295
Duncan Robinson 13 12.2 5.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.4 .439 1.4 3.6 .383 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 5

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+37+1.7+2.7+1.8+1.3+3.2+0.8+0.1+2.0-0.4-0.5+1.7+1.1+.204+1.5+4.6+0.7+1.6+.315
Duncan Robinson 42 16.4 6.4 0.2 1.5 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.1 5.6 .371 1.5 4.6 .328 0.7 0.8 .906
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
difference:+17+0.5+1.8+2.8+0.9+3.7+1.7+0.4+0.9-0.9-1.2+0.3+1.7+.106+2.2+4.9+0.9+2.7+.486
Duncan Robinson 23 18.2 9.0 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.3 6.9 .475 2.2 4.9 .442 0.3 0.3 .875

Season 6

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+63+12.2+5.9+1.8+0.9+0.9+2.4+0.5+1.2-0.2-0.8+1.1+2.3+.003+2.8+7.0+1.0+1.1+.111
Duncan Robinson 68 28.0 12.9 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.9 .450 2.8 7.0 .395 1.2 1.3 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 5 12.0 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 3.2 .313 0.6 2.6 .231 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+51+13.0+6.4+0.6+0.1+0.4+2.3+0.4+0.8-0.4-0.5+2.1+5.6+.095+2.6+6.5+0.4+0.7+.220
Duncan Robinson 74 24.1 11.0 0.2 2.0 2.3 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.8 3.9 9.0 .437 2.6 6.5 .393 0.6 0.7 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 4 14.8 4.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.3 3.5 .357 1.0 3.0 .333 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 8

JaVale McGee Duncan Robinson
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+27+22.0+6.2+1.0+0.2+0.8+1.0+0.2-0.2-1.0+1.3+4.5+.151+2.6+6.6+1.1+0.8+.346
Duncan Robinson 7 32.9 11.3 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 2.4 3.6 8.4 .424 2.6 6.6 .391 1.6 1.9 .846
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
Duncan Robinson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 8 seasons more than Duncan Robinson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2017 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.