Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cotton Nash 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cotton Nash 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 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Cotton Nash - n/a **

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