Brendan Haywood vs JaVale McGee

Brendan HaywoodJaVale McGee

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee compared on their NBA careers: Brendan Haywood played 13 seasons, 2001-02 to 2014-15, JaVale McGee 16 seasons, 2008-09 to 2023-24. Brendan Haywood averaged 6.8 points a game to JaVale McGee's 7.6. Brendan Haywood won 1 title, JaVale McGee won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee career per game
816GP909
22.9MIN16.1
6.8PTS7.6
6REB5
0.5AST0.4
0.4STL0.4
1.4BLK1.4
52.8FG%57.8
03P%19.2
58.7FT%60.4
55.5TS%59.3

Career totals

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee career totals
5,538PTS6,907
4,875REB4,577
442AST386
320STL345
1,109BLK1,258
52.8FG%57.8
03P%19.2
58.7FT%60.4
55.5TS%59.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee postseason
54GP74
21.1MIN12.4
6.3PTS5.6
4.9REB4
0.5AST0.4
0.6STL0.3
1.3BLK1
56.1FG%61.6
03P%0
59.8FT%57.1
59.2TS%62.1

Where each stands all time

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee all-time places
204th (4,875)Rebounds230th (4,577)
71st (1,109)Blocks55th (1,258)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Brendan Haywood: 1 championship; none on file
  • JaVale McGee: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brendan Haywood and JaVale McGee season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2001-025.15.20.52008-096.53.90.3
2nd2002-036.250.42009-106.44.10.2
3rd2003-04750.62010-1110.180.5
4th2004-059.46.80.82011-1211.37.80.5
5th2005-067.35.90.62012-139.14.80.3
6th2006-076.66.20.62013-1473.40.4
7th2007-0810.67.20.92014-154.62.70.1
8th2008-099.77.31.32015-165.13.90.1
9th2009-109.19.30.62016-176.13.20.2
10th2010-114.45.20.32017-184.82.60.5
11th2011-125.260.42018-19127.50.7
12th2012-133.54.80.52019-206.65.70.5
13th2014-151.61.30.12020-217.35.20.8
14th————2021-229.26.70.6
15th————2022-234.42.50.3
16th————2023-2442.70.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST