Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Norm Swanson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Norm Swanson 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Norm Swanson - 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.