Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson 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.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Barry Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Barry Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Barry Nelson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Barry Nelson 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 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

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

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

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.