Brandon Knight vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Brandon Knight, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Brandon Knight played 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Brandon Knight had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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 |
Brandon Knight |
9 |
0 |
2011-12 to 2021-22 |
JaVale McGee |
16 |
8 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Brandon Knight |
JaVale McGee |
Season |
2011-12 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons | Washington Wizards |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
66 |
32.3 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
11.7 |
.415 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.759 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
75 |
31.5 |
13.3 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
11.7 |
.407 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.367 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
72 |
33.3 |
17.9 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
15.2 |
.422 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.325 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.802 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
63 |
32.3 |
17.0 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
14.1 |
.422 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.389 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.874 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
52 |
36.0 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
17.2 |
.415 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.342 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.852 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
54 |
21.1 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.398 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.324 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.857 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Brandon Knight didn't play in 2017-18.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
39 |
18.9 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.381 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.318 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.794 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
25 |
18.5 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
.353 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.344 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.588 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Brandon Knight didn't play in 2020-21.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
5 |
13.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.400 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
.235 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Brandon Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
JaVale McGee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |