Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Patterson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Patterson 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 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Tom Patterson - *

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.