Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Alex Groza 2

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Alex Groza 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.