VJ Edgecombe vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and VJ Edgecombe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
VJ Edgecombe played 1 year in the NBA, 15 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. VJ Edgecombe had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| JaVale McGee | 16 | 8 | 2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| VJ Edgecombe | JaVale McGee | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Washington Wizards |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| VJ Edgecombe | 13 | 37.3 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 14.0 | .412 | 2.1 | 5.5 | .375 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .727 |
| difference: | +62 | +22.1 | +9.0 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -1.1 | +3.3 | +8.8 | +.082 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.067 | |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher VJ Edgecombe nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* JaVale McGee played 15 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2010 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. |