Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Justus Thigpen 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Justus Thigpen 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 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Justus Thigpen - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.