Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Paul Westphal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Westphal 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.

Paul Westphal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Paul Westphal: 1972-73 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Paul Westphal 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Paul Westphal 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Paul Westphal 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Paul Westphal 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Westphal 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Westphal 4

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Westphal 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 Paul Westphal 15.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Paul Westphal 1.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Paul Westphal 4.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Paul Westphal 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Paul Westphal 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Paul Westphal 12,809

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Paul Westphal 1,580

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Paul Westphal 3,591

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Paul Westphal 1,022 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Paul Westphal 262 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Paul Westphal 823

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Paul Westphal .504

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Paul Westphal .275 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Paul Westphal .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Paul Westphal 25.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Paul Westphal 3.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Paul Westphal 6.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Paul Westphal 2.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Paul Westphal 12.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Paul Westphal 1.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Paul Westphal 3.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Paul Westphal 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Paul Westphal 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Paul Westphal 1,337

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Paul Westphal 153

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Paul Westphal 353

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Paul Westphal 89 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Paul Westphal 23 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Paul Westphal 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Paul Westphal .481

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Paul Westphal .207 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Paul Westphal .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Paul Westphal 26.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Paul Westphal 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Paul Westphal 9.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Paul Westphal 1.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

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.