Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Fred Hetzel 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Fred Hetzel 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 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

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

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