Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Gene James 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Gene James 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Gene James 95

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.0 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 462 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 122 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 104 Gene James 2

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .470 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .412 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .846 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 29.6 (2024) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.7 (2024) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Gene James - 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.