Manu Ginobili vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Manu Ginobili 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.