JaVale McGee vs. Paul Westphal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Westphal 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.

Paul Westphal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Paul Westphal: 1972-73 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Paul Westphal 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Paul Westphal 12

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Paul Westphal 9

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Paul Westphal 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Paul Westphal 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Paul Westphal 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Paul Westphal 15.6

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Paul Westphal 1.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Westphal 4.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Westphal 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Paul Westphal 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Paul Westphal 12,809

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Paul Westphal 1,580

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Paul Westphal 3,591

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Paul Westphal 1,022 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Paul Westphal 262 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Paul Westphal 823

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Paul Westphal .504

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Paul Westphal .275 *

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Paul Westphal .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Paul Westphal 25.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Paul Westphal 3.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Westphal 6.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Paul Westphal 2.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Paul Westphal 12.5

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Paul Westphal 1.4

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Westphal 3.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Paul Westphal 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Paul Westphal 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Paul Westphal 1,337

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Paul Westphal 153

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Paul Westphal 353

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Paul Westphal 89 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Paul Westphal 23 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Paul Westphal 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Paul Westphal .481

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Paul Westphal .207 *

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Paul Westphal .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Paul Westphal 26.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Paul Westphal 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Westphal 9.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Paul Westphal 1.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.