Jim McMillian vs. Reggie Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Miller and Jim McMillian, 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.

Jim McMillian played 9 years in the NBA, 9 less than Reggie Miller, who played 18. Jim McMillian had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Reggie Miller had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Jim McMillian	9	7	1970-71 to 1978-79
Reggie Miller	18	15	1987-88 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1970-71	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Jim McMillian	81	21.6	8.4	-	-	4.1	1.6	-	-	-	1.5	3.6	7.8	.459	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.769
Reggie Miller	82	22.4	10.0	1.2	1.2	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.9	3.7	7.6	.488	0.7	2.1	.355	1.8	2.3	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	12	43.5	15.1	-	-	5.4	1.8	-	-	-	2.3	6.6	15.1	.436	-	-	-	1.9	2.8	.676
Reggie Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1971-72	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Jim McMillian	80	38.1	18.8	-	-	6.5	2.6	-	-	-	2.6	8.0	16.6	.482	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.791
Reggie Miller	74	34.3	16.0	1.0	3.0	3.9	3.1	1.3	0.4	1.9	2.3	5.4	11.2	.479	1.3	3.3	.402	3.9	4.6	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	15	41.6	19.1	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	2.9	7.5	16.9	.447	-	-	-	4.0	4.7	.857
Reggie Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1972-73	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	81	36.5	18.9	-	-	5.5	2.7	-	-	-	2.2	8.1	17.7	.458	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.845
Reggie Miller	82	38.9	24.6	1.2	2.4	3.6	3.8	1.3	0.2	2.7	2.1	8.1	15.7	.514	1.8	4.4	.414	6.6	7.6	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	17	37.1	20.1	-	-	4.8	2.2	-	-	-	2.4	8.4	18.1	.466	-	-	-	3.2	4.4	.733
Reggie Miller	3	41.7	20.7	0.3	3.7	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.7	11.7	.571	1.0	2.3	.429	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 4
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1973-74	1990-91
Team	Buffalo Braves	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	82	40.5	18.6	2.6	4.8	7.4	3.1	1.6	0.3	-	2.3	7.3	14.8	.494	-	-	-	4.0	4.6	.858
Reggie Miller	82	36.2	22.6	1.0	2.4	3.4	4.0	1.3	0.2	2.0	2.0	7.3	14.2	.512	1.4	3.9	.348	6.7	7.3	.918

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	6	37.3	14.5	4.0	4.8	8.8	2.0	0.7	0.2	-	2.3	6.3	15.3	.413	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.688
Reggie Miller	5	38.6	21.6	1.0	2.2	3.2	2.8	1.6	0.4	2.4	2.8	6.8	14.0	.486	1.6	3.8	.421	6.4	7.4	.865


Season 5
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1974-75	1991-92
Team	Buffalo Braves	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	62	34.4	14.3	2.0	4.2	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.2	-	2.1	5.6	11.2	.499	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.840
Reggie Miller	82	38.0	20.7	1.0	2.9	3.9	3.8	1.3	0.3	1.9	2.6	6.9	13.7	.501	1.6	4.2	.378	5.4	6.3	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	7	34.3	13.0	1.4	3.4	4.9	2.0	1.6	0.3	-	1.7	5.6	12.3	.453	-	-	-	1.9	2.0	.929
Reggie Miller	3	43.3	27.0	1.3	1.0	2.3	4.7	1.3	0.0	1.3	4.0	8.3	14.3	.581	2.3	3.7	.636	8.0	10.0	.800


Season 6
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1975-76	1992-93
Team	Buffalo Braves	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	74	35.3	15.8	1.8	3.5	5.3	2.8	1.2	0.2	-	1.9	6.6	12.4	.536	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.858
Reggie Miller	82	36.0	21.2	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.2	1.5	0.3	1.8	2.2	7.0	14.5	.479	2.0	5.1	.399	5.2	5.9	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	9	38.7	17.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	2.1	1.6	0.4	-	3.2	6.8	14.3	.473	-	-	-	3.7	4.2	.868
Reggie Miller	4	43.8	31.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.8	0.8	0.0	2.5	2.8	10.0	18.8	.533	2.5	4.8	.526	9.0	9.5	.947


Season 7
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1976-77	1993-94
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Jim McMillian	67	32.2	9.9	1.0	3.6	4.6	2.1	0.9	0.1	-	1.5	4.4	9.6	.464	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.779
Reggie Miller	79	33.4	19.9	0.4	2.3	2.7	3.1	1.5	0.3	2.2	2.4	6.6	13.2	.503	1.6	3.7	.421	5.1	5.6	.908

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	16	36.0	23.2	0.7	2.3	3.0	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.1	7.6	16.9	.448	2.2	5.2	.422	5.9	7.0	.839


Season 8
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1977-78	1994-95
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Jim McMillian	81	24.4	8.5	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.5	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.4	3.6	7.7	.462	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.858
Reggie Miller	81	32.9	19.6	0.4	2.2	2.6	3.0	1.2	0.2	1.9	1.9	6.2	13.5	.462	2.4	5.8	.415	4.7	5.3	.897

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	6	22.3	8.8	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.5	4.0	8.8	.453	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.833
Reggie Miller	17	37.7	25.5	0.5	3.1	3.6	2.1	0.9	0.2	2.3	2.1	8.1	17.1	.476	3.2	7.5	.422	6.1	7.1	.860


Season 9
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	1978-79	1995-96
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	23	12.1	3.6	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.8	1.4	3.2	.446	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.810
Reggie Miller	76	34.5	21.1	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.3	1.0	0.2	2.5	2.3	6.6	14.0	.473	2.2	5.4	.410	5.7	6.6	.863

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	1	31.0	29.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	7.0	17.0	.412	2.0	6.0	.333	13.0	15.0	.867


Season 10
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	81	36.6	21.6	0.7	2.9	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	2.0	2.1	6.8	15.4	.444	2.8	6.6	.427	5.2	5.9	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	81	34.5	19.5	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.1	1.0	0.1	1.6	1.8	6.4	13.3	.477	2.0	4.7	.429	4.7	5.4	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	16	39.3	19.9	0.3	1.4	1.8	2.0	1.2	0.2	1.7	1.6	6.1	14.4	.426	2.4	5.9	.400	5.3	5.9	.904


Season 12
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	50	35.7	18.4	0.5	2.2	2.7	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.0	5.9	13.4	.438	2.1	5.5	.385	4.5	4.9	.915

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	13	37.0	20.2	1.0	2.9	3.9	2.6	0.7	0.2	1.6	2.0	6.1	15.3	.397	2.2	6.5	.333	5.9	6.6	.895


Season 13
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Pacers 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	81	36.9	18.1	0.6	2.3	3.0	2.3	1.0	0.3	1.6	1.6	5.8	12.9	.448	2.0	5.0	.408	4.6	5.0	.919

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	22	40.6	24.0	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.7	7.9	17.5	.452	2.6	6.7	.395	5.5	5.9	.938


Season 14
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	2000-01
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	81	39.3	18.9	0.5	3.0	3.5	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	2.0	6.4	14.5	.440	2.1	5.7	.366	4.0	4.3	.928

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	4	44.0	31.3	1.8	3.3	5.0	2.5	0.8	0.5	2.8	0.8	10.3	22.5	.456	3.8	8.8	.429	7.0	7.5	.933


Season 15
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	2001-02
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	79	36.6	16.5	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.2	1.1	0.1	1.5	1.8	5.2	11.6	.453	2.3	5.6	.406	3.7	4.1	.911

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	5	39.6	23.6	0.0	3.2	3.2	2.8	1.6	0.2	2.8	2.0	8.4	16.6	.506	2.6	6.2	.419	4.2	4.8	.875


Season 16
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	2002-03
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	70	30.2	12.6	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.4	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.3	4.0	9.1	.441	1.6	4.5	.355	3.0	3.3	.900

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	6	29.5	9.2	0.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	2.5	8.8	.283	0.7	4.2	.160	3.5	3.8	.913


Season 17
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	2003-04
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East Conf 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	80	28.2	10.0	0.2	2.1	2.4	3.1	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.2	3.3	7.4	.438	1.7	4.2	.401	1.8	2.1	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	16	28.4	10.1	0.2	2.1	2.3	2.8	1.1	0.2	1.8	1.4	2.8	7.0	.402	1.5	4.0	.375	2.9	3.2	.922


Season 18
	Jim McMillian	Reggie Miller
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	66	31.9	14.8	0.3	2.1	2.4	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.7	4.8	10.9	.437	1.5	4.5	.322	3.8	4.1	.933

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	13	33.0	14.8	0.3	2.8	3.1	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.2	4.8	11.0	.434	1.6	5.1	.318	3.7	3.9	.941

Jim McMillian vs. Reggie Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Miller and Jim McMillian, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18