JaVale McGee vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and JaVale McGee that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

JaVale McGee

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)