Ledell Eackles vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ledell Eackles, 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.

Ledell Eackles played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Ledell Eackles had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Ledell Eackles 7 0 1988-89 to 1997-98
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Washington BulletsLos 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 %
Ledell Eackles 80 18.2 11.5 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.0 4.0 9.2 .434 0.1 0.5 .225 3.4 4.3 .786
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Ledell Eackles 78 21.7 13.5 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.3 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.0 5.3 12.1 .439 0.2 0.8 .322 2.7 3.6 .750
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
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

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma 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 %
Ledell Eackles 67 24.1 13.0 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 5.1 11.4 .453 0.2 0.9 .237 2.4 3.3 .739
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma 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 %
Ledell Eackles 65 22.5 13.2 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 2.2 5.5 11.7 .468 0.1 0.5 .200 2.1 2.9 .743
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Note: Ledell Eackles didn't play in 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 5

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Miami HeatOklahoma 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 %
Ledell Eackles 54 16.6 7.3 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.0 .439 0.3 0.8 .439 1.7 2.3 .722
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Ledell Eackles 55 22.5 8.6 0.8 1.9 2.7 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.9 6.9 .427 1.0 2.3 .422 1.8 2.1 .831
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 %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 39.1 29.5 1.0 6.9 7.9 6.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.1 10.6 22.1 .480 1.3 3.5 .357 7.0 8.5 .824

Note: Ledell Eackles didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 7

Ledell Eackles Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1997-98-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ledell Eackles 42 13.0 5.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 4.2 .429 0.4 1.1 .348 1.2 1.4 .881
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ledell Eackles ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------