Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dwight Waller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Waller 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.

Dwight Waller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Dwight Waller 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Dwight Waller 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Dwight Waller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dwight Waller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dwight Waller 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dwight Waller 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 Dwight Waller 0.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Dwight Waller 0.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Dwight Waller 0.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Dwight Waller 7

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Dwight Waller 10

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Dwight Waller 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Dwight Waller 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Dwight Waller .222

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Dwight Waller .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Dwight Waller 0.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Dwight Waller 0.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Dwight Waller 0.1 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Dwight Waller -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Dwight Waller -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Dwight Waller -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Dwight Waller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Dwight Waller -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Dwight Waller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Dwight Waller -

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

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