JaVale McGee vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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.

Rod Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.