Artis Gilmore vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Artis Gilmore that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Artis Gilmore 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 0 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.