Frank Gates vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Frank Gates 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Frank Gates 64 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11

Total Games Frank Gates 7 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.