Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. George Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Johnson 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.

George Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 George Johnson 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 George Johnson 13

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 George Johnson 8

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 George Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Johnson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 George Johnson 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Johnson 0 *

Blocks Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 George Johnson 3 *

* 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 George Johnson 4.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 George Johnson 6.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 George Johnson 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 George Johnson 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 George Johnson 2.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 George Johnson 4,369

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 George Johnson 5,887

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 George Johnson 929

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 George Johnson 456 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 George Johnson 2,082 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 George Johnson 904

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 George Johnson .451

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 George Johnson .500 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 George Johnson .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) George Johnson 8.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) George Johnson 9.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) George Johnson 2.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) George Johnson 1.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) George Johnson 3.4 (1981) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 George Johnson 4.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 George Johnson 6.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 George Johnson 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 George Johnson 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 George Johnson 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 George Johnson 248

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 George Johnson 361

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 George Johnson 55

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 George Johnson 34 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 George Johnson 101 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 George Johnson 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 George Johnson .551

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 George Johnson - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 George Johnson .618

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) George Johnson 14.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) George Johnson 12.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) George Johnson 1.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) George Johnson 1.1 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) George Johnson 3.5 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.