Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Gene Short 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gene Short 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gene Short 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Gene Short 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Gene Short 48

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Gene Short 10

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Gene Short 3

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Gene Short -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Gene Short -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Gene Short -

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Gene Short -

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.