Bill Curley vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Bill Curley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Curley played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Bill Curley had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bill Curley 5 1 1994-95 to 2000-01
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 53 11.2 2.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.4 1.1 2.5 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850

Note: Bill Curley didn't play in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

Season 2
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 11 13.3 3.1 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.5 1.5 3.0 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .667
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957

Season 3
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 35 10.6 2.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.4 0.8 2.1 .403 0.0 0.1 .200 0.5 0.6 .864
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 28 11.0 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.2 1.0 2.4 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .720
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Dallas Mavericks, Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley 20 9.6 3.2 1.1 0.8 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.3 1.3 2.4 .532 0.1 0.1 .500 0.6 1.0 .632
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bill Curley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2023-24
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Thunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 75 34.0 30.1 0.9 4.7 5.5 6.2 2.0 0.9 2.2 2.5 10.6 19.8 .535 1.3 3.6 .353 7.6 8.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Curley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 38.9 28.9 1.0 6.9 7.9 6.1 1.3 1.7 2.7 3.0 10.1 21.4 .473 1.4 3.9 .370 7.1 8.9 .806
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