JaVale McGee vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs 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, 11 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jalen Suggs 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
JaVale McGee Jalen Suggs
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
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:+27+12.0+5.3+1.1+0.7+0.3+4.1+0.8+0.6-2.2-0.9+1.6+6.2+.133+0.9+4.1+1.2+1.2+.113
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
JaVale McGee Jalen Suggs
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
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:+7+7.4+3.5+0.5+0.6+1.1+2.7+1.0+1.2-0.9-0.3+0.9+3.3+.089+1.2+3.8+0.4+0.3+.085
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
JaVale McGee Jalen Suggs
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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:+4+0.8+2.5+2.2+2.8+4.9+2.2+0.9+1.8-0.5-0.2+0.3+1.9+.079+2.0+5.1+0.1+0.8+.173
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
JaVale McGee Jalen Suggs
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Washington Wizards, Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
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:+26+3.4+4.9+2.0+1.7+3.8+3.2+0.9+1.3-1.5-0.1+0.6+4.7+.146+2.2+6.9+1.5+0.4+.421
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
JaVale McGee Jalen Suggs
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
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:+61+6.7+5.4+1.2+0.3+0.9+4.4+1.5+1.4-1.6-0.9+1.2+4.1+.113+2.0+5.9+1.1+0.4+.309
Jalen Suggs 18 24.8 14.5 0.8 3.1 3.9 4.7 1.9 0.6 2.7 3.2 5.0 10.8 .462 2.0 5.9 .340 2.5 2.8 .900
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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 11 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2014 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

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