Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tommy Kearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Kearns 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.

Tommy Kearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tommy Kearns 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tommy Kearns 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tommy Kearns 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tommy Kearns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tommy Kearns 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tommy Kearns 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 Tommy Kearns 2.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tommy Kearns 2

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tommy Kearns 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tommy Kearns 1.000

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tommy Kearns -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Tommy Kearns -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Tommy Kearns -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Tommy Kearns -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Tommy Kearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Tommy Kearns -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Tommy Kearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Tommy Kearns -

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Tommy Kearns - 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.