Quintin Dailey vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Quintin Dailey, 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.

Quintin Dailey played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Quintin Dailey had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Quintin Dailey 10 1 1982-83 to 1991-92
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1982-832018-19
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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 %
Quintin Dailey 76 27.4 15.1 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.7 0.9 0.1 2.7 3.3 6.2 13.3 .466 0.1 0.3 .200 2.7 3.7 .730
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
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
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma 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 %
Quintin Dailey 82 29.9 18.2 0.7 2.1 2.9 3.1 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.7 7.1 15.0 .474 0.0 0.4 .125 3.9 4.8 .811
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
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
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Quintin Dailey 79 26.6 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.4 6.6 14.1 .473 0.1 0.4 .233 2.6 3.2 .817
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 %
Quintin Dailey 4 32.3 15.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 6.5 15.5 .419 0.3 1.8 .143 2.0 2.8 .727
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma 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 %
Quintin Dailey 35 20.7 16.3 0.6 1.4 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.5 5.8 13.4 .432 0.0 0.2 .000 4.7 5.7 .823
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersOklahoma 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 %
Quintin Dailey 49 18.9 10.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.1 10.0 .407 0.0 0.2 .100 2.4 3.2 .768
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey 67 19.1 13.4 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 4.9 11.3 .434 0.0 0.2 .167 3.6 4.7 .776
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 %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 10 39.9 30.2 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.4 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.1 11.1 22.4 .496 1.6 3.7 .432 6.4 8.1 .790

Season 7
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1988-89-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Quintin Dailey 69 25.0 16.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.8 2.2 6.5 14.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .111 3.1 4.1 .759
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1989-90-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Quintin Dailey 30 16.4 8.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 2.1 3.2 8.0 .404 0.0 0.2 .200 1.7 2.2 .788
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1990-91-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Quintin Dailey 30 10.0 6.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.8 2.4 5.2 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .613
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Quintin Dailey Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1991-92-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Quintin Dailey 11 8.9 2.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.8 3.4 .243 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .813
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quintin Dailey ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
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