Xavier McDaniel vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller and Xavier McDaniel, 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.

Xavier McDaniel played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Brandon Miller, who played 1. Xavier McDaniel had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Xavier McDaniel	12	7	1985-86 to 1997-98
Brandon Miller	1	0	2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1985-86	2023-24
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Charlotte Hornets
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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	33.0	17.1	3.7	4.2	8.0	2.4	1.2	0.5	3.0	3.7	7.0	14.3	.490	0.0	0.1	.200	3.0	4.4	.687
Brandon Miller	74	32.2	17.3	0.8	3.4	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	1.8	2.5	6.4	14.6	.440	2.5	6.7	.373	1.9	2.3	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1986-87	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	37.0	23.0	4.1	4.5	8.6	2.5	1.4	0.6	2.9	3.7	9.8	19.3	.509	0.0	0.2	.214	3.4	4.8	.696
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	14	37.7	20.3	3.7	4.6	8.4	3.0	1.5	0.6	3.0	4.5	8.9	18.1	.488	0.1	0.7	.200	2.4	4.0	.607
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1987-88	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	78	34.7	21.4	2.6	4.0	6.6	3.4	1.2	0.7	2.9	2.9	8.8	18.0	.488	0.2	0.6	.280	3.6	5.0	.715
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	5	36.0	21.2	2.8	6.8	9.6	5.0	0.6	0.2	2.2	3.0	9.0	16.2	.556	0.8	1.6	.500	2.4	4.8	.500
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1988-89	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	29.1	20.5	2.2	3.1	5.3	1.6	1.0	0.5	2.6	2.8	8.3	16.9	.489	0.1	0.4	.306	3.8	5.2	.732
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	8	35.1	18.8	3.0	5.4	8.4	2.8	0.3	0.6	2.8	3.8	7.3	18.0	.403	0.4	1.1	.333	3.9	5.1	.756
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1989-90	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
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		%
Xavier McDaniel	69	35.2	21.3	2.4	4.1	6.5	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.7	3.3	8.9	17.9	.496	0.1	0.2	.294	3.5	4.8	.733
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1990-91	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics, Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	81	32.5	17.0	2.1	4.7	6.9	2.3	0.9	0.6	2.3	3.3	7.3	14.6	.497	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.723
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	4	25.3	9.5	1.0	2.8	3.8	1.3	0.0	0.5	2.5	2.5	4.3	10.3	.415	0.0	0.3	.000	1.0	1.5	.667
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1991-92	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	28.6	13.7	2.1	3.5	5.6	1.8	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.9	6.0	12.5	.478	0.1	0.5	.308	1.7	2.3	.714
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	12	38.2	18.8	3.6	3.6	7.2	1.9	0.8	0.2	2.3	2.8	7.8	16.4	.477	0.2	0.7	.250	3.0	4.1	.735
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1992-93	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	27.0	13.5	2.0	3.9	6.0	2.0	0.9	0.6	2.1	3.0	5.6	11.3	.495	0.1	0.3	.273	2.3	2.9	.793
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	4	31.5	12.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	2.3	0.3	0.8	1.8	4.0	5.5	13.3	.415	0.0	0.5	.000	1.5	2.3	.667
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1993-94	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
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		%
Xavier McDaniel	82	24.0	11.3	1.7	3.1	4.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	1.4	2.4	4.7	10.2	.461	0.1	0.5	.244	1.8	2.6	.676
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1994-95	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Xavier McDaniel	68	21.0	8.6	1.4	3.0	4.4	1.6	0.4	0.3	1.3	2.1	3.6	8.0	.451	0.1	0.3	.286	1.3	1.8	.712
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	4	14.8	3.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.3	1.3	4.3	.294	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.0	.750
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Xavier McDaniel didn't play in 1995-96.


Season 11
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1996-97	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
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		%
Xavier McDaniel	62	18.9	5.6	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.0	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.3	2.2	5.7	.389	0.1	0.4	.200	1.0	1.4	.730
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Xavier McDaniel	Brandon Miller
Season	1997-98	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
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		%
Xavier McDaniel	20	9.0	1.3	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.2	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.625
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Xavier McDaniel vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller and Xavier McDaniel, 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