Bob Dandridge vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Bob Dandridge, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Dandridge played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Bob Dandridge had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bob Dandridge 13 8 1969-70 to 1981-82
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1969-702008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 81 30.4 13.2 - - 7.7 3.6 - - - 3.4 5.4 11.0 .485 - - - 2.5 3.3 .754
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 10 39.9 16.3 - - 8.7 5.7 - - - 3.9 7.2 14.2 .507 - - - 1.9 2.9 .655
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1970-712009-10
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 79 36.2 18.4 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 3.6 7.5 14.8 .509 - - - 3.3 4.8 .702
JaVale McGee 60 16.1 6.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 14 38.2 19.2 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 3.2 8.1 17.4 .463 - - - 3.1 3.9 .782
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1971-722010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.0 18.4 - - 7.7 3.1 - - - 3.7 7.9 15.8 .498 - - - 2.7 3.6 .739
JaVale McGee 79 27.8 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.6 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.9 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 11 40.1 21.5 - - 8.8 1.9 - - - 4.3 9.1 18.4 .495 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1972-732011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 73 39.1 20.2 - - 8.2 2.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 18.5 .472 - - - 2.7 3.4 .789
JaVale McGee 61 25.2 11.3 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.4 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .461
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 6 34.0 13.8 - - 4.7 1.2 - - - 3.8 5.3 12.7 .421 - - - 3.2 4.5 .704
JaVale McGee 7 25.9 8.6 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 3.1 0.6 3.0 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .538

Season 5

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1973-742012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 71 35.5 18.9 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.8 1.6 0.6 - 3.8 8.2 16.3 .503 - - - 2.5 3.0 .818
JaVale McGee 79 18.1 9.1 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.1 2.3 3.8 6.7 .575 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.4 2.4 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 16 40.5 19.3 1.9 5.7 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.6 - 4.1 8.5 17.3 .493 - - - 2.3 2.9 .766
JaVale McGee 6 18.7 7.2 2.8 2.3 5.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.0 5.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .389

Season 6

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1974-752013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.9 19.9 1.8 5.1 6.9 3.0 1.5 0.6 - 4.1 8.6 18.3 .473 - - - 2.6 3.3 .805
JaVale McGee 5 15.8 7.0 2.0 1.4 3.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.6 .447 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1975-762014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 73 37.5 21.5 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.8 1.5 0.5 - 3.6 8.9 17.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.5 .824
JaVale McGee 23 11.1 4.6 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.8 3.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 3 40.7 22.0 1.0 6.7 7.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 - 3.0 8.0 16.3 .490 - - - 6.0 6.7 .900
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1976-772015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 70 35.7 20.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.8 1.4 0.4 - 3.2 8.4 17.9 .467 - - - 4.0 5.2 .771
JaVale McGee 34 10.9 5.1 1.6 2.4 3.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.9 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 2 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 .333

Season 9

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1977-782016-17
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 75 37.0 19.3 1.8 4.1 5.9 3.8 1.3 0.6 3.2 3.5 7.5 15.9 .471 - - - 4.4 5.6 .788
JaVale McGee 77 9.6 6.1 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.7 4.1 .652 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .505
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 19 39.3 21.2 1.8 4.6 6.5 3.9 1.6 0.7 3.0 4.1 9.1 18.9 .479 - - - 3.1 4.4 .690
JaVale McGee 16 9.3 5.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.6 3.5 .732 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .722

Season 10

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1978-792017-18
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 78 33.7 20.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 4.7 0.9 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 16.2 .499 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
JaVale McGee 65 9.5 4.8 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.4 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 19 41.4 23.1 2.4 5.0 7.4 5.5 0.7 0.8 3.1 3.7 9.2 19.4 .473 - - - 4.8 5.8 .827
JaVale McGee 13 12.2 6.5 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 .672 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .667

Season 11

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 45 32.4 17.4 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.0 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.5 7.3 16.2 .451 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.4 .809
JaVale McGee 75 22.3 12.0 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.4 2.8 5.3 8.5 .624 0.0 0.2 .083 1.3 2.0 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 23 23.7 10.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.3 4.4 10.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .718
JaVale McGee 68 16.6 6.6 1.8 3.9 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.5 .637 0.0 0.1 .500 0.8 1.2 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 14 9.6 2.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.4 2.3 .625 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 .500

Season 13

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge 11 15.8 4.7 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 1.9 5.0 .382 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .588
JaVale McGee 46 14.7 7.3 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.1 6.1 .511 0.1 0.5 .208 1.0 1.5 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 4 8.5 2.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.5 .333

Season 14

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season -2021-22
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 74 15.8 9.2 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.4 3.9 6.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .222 1.4 2.0 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 12 11.1 6.8 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.2 .700 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.1 .846

Season 15

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 42 8.5 4.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.9 3.0 .640 0.0 0.1 .400 0.6 1.0 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Bob Dandridge JaVale McGee
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee 46 7.4 4.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.9 .598 0.0 0.2 .143 0.6 1.0 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
JaVale McGee ------- --- ----------