JaVale McGee vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Klay Thompson 413

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Klay Thompson 85

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)