Draymond Green vs. Ed Macauley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Macauley and Draymond Green, 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.

Draymond Green played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ed Macauley, who played 10. Draymond Green had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Ed Macauley had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Draymond Green 12 9 2012-13 to 2023-24
Ed Macauley 10 8 1949-50 to 1958-59

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2012-131949-50
Team Golden State WarriorsSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Draymond Green 79 13.4 2.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.0 1.1 3.3 .327 0.2 0.8 .209 0.6 0.7 .818
Ed Macauley 67 - 16.1 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.3 5.2 13.2 .398 - - - 5.7 7.9 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 12 18.6 5.8 1.2 3.1 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.9 2.0 4.7 .429 0.8 1.9 .391 1.1 1.4 .765
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2013-141950-51
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Draymond Green 82 21.9 6.2 1.0 3.9 5.0 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 2.3 5.6 .407 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.5 .667
Ed Macauley 68 - 20.4 - - 9.1 3.7 - - - 3.0 6.8 14.5 .466 - - - 6.9 9.0 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 7 32.6 11.9 2.6 5.7 8.3 2.9 1.7 1.7 2.4 4.7 4.0 8.6 .467 1.1 4.1 .276 2.7 3.4 .792
Ed Macauley 2 - 22.0 - - 9.0 4.0 - - - 2.0 8.5 18.0 .472 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625

Season 3

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2014-151951-52
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Draymond Green 79 31.5 11.7 1.4 6.7 8.2 3.7 1.6 1.3 1.7 3.2 4.3 9.7 .443 1.4 4.2 .337 1.7 2.5 .660
Ed Macauley 66 39.9 19.2 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 2.6 5.8 13.5 .432 - - - 7.5 9.4 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 21 37.3 13.7 2.2 7.9 10.1 5.2 1.8 1.2 2.8 4.2 4.8 11.4 .417 1.1 4.3 .264 3.0 4.1 .736
Ed Macauley 3 43.0 23.3 - - 11.0 3.7 - - - 3.7 9.0 16.3 .551 - - - 5.3 6.3 .842

Season 4

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2015-161952-53
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 81 34.7 14.0 1.7 7.8 9.5 7.4 1.5 1.4 3.2 3.0 5.0 10.1 .490 1.2 3.2 .388 2.8 4.1 .696
Ed Macauley 69 42.1 20.3 - - 9.1 4.1 - - - 2.7 6.5 14.4 .452 - - - 7.2 9.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 23 38.2 15.4 1.7 8.3 9.9 6.0 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.5 5.2 12.0 .431 1.7 4.5 .365 3.4 4.7 .738
Ed Macauley 6 46.3 16.8 - - 9.7 3.5 - - - 3.8 5.2 11.8 .437 - - - 6.5 9.0 .722

Season 5

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2016-171953-54
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 76 32.5 10.2 1.3 6.6 7.9 7.0 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.9 3.6 8.6 .418 1.1 3.5 .308 2.0 2.8 .709
Ed Macauley 71 39.3 18.9 - - 8.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 6.5 13.4 .486 - - - 5.9 7.8 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 17 34.9 13.1 1.2 7.9 9.1 6.5 1.8 1.6 2.1 3.5 4.2 9.5 .447 1.9 4.6 .410 2.7 3.9 .687
Ed Macauley 5 25.4 5.0 - - 4.2 4.2 - - - 2.8 1.6 4.4 .364 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 6

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2017-181954-55
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 70 32.7 11.0 1.1 6.6 7.6 7.3 1.4 1.3 2.9 2.6 4.0 8.8 .454 1.1 3.7 .301 1.9 2.5 .775
Ed Macauley 71 38.1 17.6 - - 8.5 3.9 - - - 2.4 5.7 13.4 .424 - - - 6.2 7.9 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 21 39.0 10.8 2.0 8.6 10.6 8.1 2.0 1.5 3.0 3.6 4.0 9.1 .432 1.0 3.8 .266 1.9 2.3 .796
Ed Macauley 7 40.4 18.1 - - 7.4 4.6 - - - 3.0 6.1 13.3 .462 - - - 5.9 7.7 .759

Season 7

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2018-191955-56
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Draymond Green 66 31.3 7.4 0.9 6.4 7.3 6.9 1.4 1.1 2.6 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.7 2.5 .285 1.0 1.4 .692
Ed Macauley 71 33.2 17.5 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.9 14.0 .422 - - - 5.6 7.1 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 22 38.7 13.3 1.9 8.3 10.1 8.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 3.9 5.2 10.4 .498 0.6 2.6 .228 2.3 3.2 .718
Ed Macauley 3 24.3 10.3 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.0 4.0 10.0 .400 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636

Season 8

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2019-201956-57
Team Golden State WarriorsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 43 28.4 8.0 0.5 5.7 6.2 6.2 1.4 0.8 2.3 2.6 2.9 7.3 .389 0.8 3.0 .279 1.5 1.9 .759
Ed Macauley 72 35.9 16.5 - - 6.1 2.8 - - - 2.9 5.8 13.7 .419 - - - 5.0 6.7 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green ------- --- ----------
Ed Macauley 10 29.7 14.2 - - 6.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.4 10.9 .404 - - - 5.4 7.4 .730

Season 9

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2020-211957-58
Team Golden State WarriorsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 %
Draymond Green 63 31.5 7.0 0.9 6.3 7.1 8.9 1.7 0.8 3.0 3.1 2.7 6.0 .447 0.5 2.0 .270 1.1 1.4 .795
Ed Macauley 72 26.5 14.2 - - 6.6 2.0 - - - 2.2 5.2 12.2 .428 - - - 3.7 5.1 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green ------- --- ----------
Ed Macauley 11 20.6 9.8 - - 5.6 1.6 - - - 2.1 3.3 8.1 .404 - - - 3.3 4.5 .720

Season 10

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2021-221958-59
Team Golden State WarriorsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 46 28.9 7.5 1.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 1.3 1.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 5.6 .525 0.3 1.2 .296 1.3 2.0 .659
Ed Macauley 14 14.0 4.6 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.4 1.6 5.4 .293 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 22 32.0 8.0 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.3 1.1 1.0 2.7 4.0 3.1 6.5 .479 0.4 1.8 .205 1.4 2.1 .638
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2022-23-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Draymond Green 73 31.5 8.5 0.9 6.3 7.2 6.8 1.0 0.8 2.8 3.1 3.4 6.5 .527 0.5 1.8 .305 1.1 1.5 .713
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green 12 30.6 9.4 1.6 5.3 6.9 6.8 1.5 1.0 2.3 4.0 3.5 7.6 .462 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 2.8 .727
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Draymond Green Ed Macauley
Season 2023-24-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Draymond Green 55 27.1 8.6 1.4 5.9 7.2 6.0 1.0 0.9 2.5 3.0 3.4 6.8 .497 0.9 2.3 .395 1.0 1.3 .730
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Draymond Green ------- --- ----------
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------