JaVale McGee

DEN · Big · 2012-13 · Nevada · Year 5 · age 25 · born Jan 19, 1988

9.1 PPG4.8 RPG0.3 APG1.1 TPG18.1 MPG

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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 252

JaVale McGee, 2012-13 with DEN: 9.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 18.1 minutes a game. Against the 298 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (99th percentile), Stocks / 75 (99th) and 2-point % (95th); his lowest are Assist % (1st percentile) and Assists / 75 (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 298 qualified players in 2012-13; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	17	17	18.1
Minutes share	34	33	36.0%
Availability	75	65	96.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	88	83	.589
Effective FG%	93	86	.576
Points per shot	92	80	1.36
3-point %	99	96	100.0%
3-point attempts / g	9	30	0.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	7	27	0.2%
2-point %	95	86	57.4%
Free throw %	9	16	59.1%
FT attempts / g	60	52	2.4
FT rate (of FGA)	81	61	35.3%
% points from 3	22	72	0.4%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	77	76	18.2
Assist %	1	5	2.7%
Assists / 75	1	3	0.6
Assist / turnover	1	2	0.27
Usage %	61	64	20.6%
Turnover %	49	58	12.9%
Turnovers / 75	39	39	2.3
Offensive rebound %	94	77	11.3%
Impact
On/Off net	16	16	-4.6

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	82	39	9.7
Def. rebound %	62	13	14.1%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	15	30	0.8
Blocks / 75	99	99	4.0
Stocks / 75	99	96	4.8
Steal %	13	30	1.0%
Block %	99	99	8.5%
Physical ingredients
Height	96	82	7'0"
Strength (weight)	87	52	252

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	92	88	20.7
Win Shares / 48	89	83	.163
Box Plus/Minus	77	79	+1.6
Offensive BPM	60	68	+0.4
Defensive BPM	86	79	+1.2
VORP	66	67	1.3
Game Score / g	52	45	7.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2008-09	WAS	21	75	15.2	6.5	3.9	0.3	.534	−2.9	12
2009-10	WAS	22	60	16.1	6.4	4.0	0.2	.539	−0.8	42
2010-11	WAS	23	79	27.8	10.1	8.0	0.5	.566	−0.4	49
2011-12	DEN	24	61	25.2	11.3	7.8	0.5	.552	+0.2	56
2012-13★	DEN	25	79	18.1	9.1	4.8	0.3	.589	+1.6	77
2013-14	DEN	26	5	15.9	7.0	3.4	0.4	.455	−6.5	1
2014-15	SAC	27	23	11.1	4.6	2.7	0.1	.567	−2.8	11
2015-16	DAL	28	34	10.9	5.1	3.9	0.1	.574	−0.3	50
2016-17	GSW	29	77	9.6	6.1	3.2	0.2	.642	+1.2	79	Champion
2017-18	GSW	30	65	9.5	4.8	2.6	0.5	.641	+1.5	80	Champion
2018-19	LAL	31	75	22.3	12.0	7.5	0.7	.634	+1.4	77
2019-20	LAL	32	68	16.6	6.6	5.7	0.5	.652	+1.5	77	Champion
2020-21	DEN	33	46	14.7	7.3	5.2	0.8	.541	−2.5	21
2021-22	PHX	34	74	15.8	9.2	6.7	0.6	.651	+0.8	69
2022-23	DAL	35	42	8.4	4.4	2.5	0.3	.650	−3.7	7
2023-24	SAC	36	46	7.4	4.0	2.7	0.4	.609	−1.3	34

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.