Sam Bowie vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Sam Bowie, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Sam Bowie played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Sam Bowie had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
76 |
29.2 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.711 |
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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
9 |
28.8 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.560 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
38 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.708 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
5 |
32.6 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.0 |
.667 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Sam Bowie didn't play in 1987-88.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
20 |
20.6 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.451 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.714 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.571 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
22.3 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
68 |
32.5 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.323 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.776 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
62 |
30.9 |
12.9 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.732 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
5 |
37.6 |
27.6 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
20.6 |
.466 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.333 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
.761 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
71 |
30.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.320 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.757 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
4 |
28.0 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.424 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
79 |
26.5 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.779 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
23.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
25 |
22.2 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
67 |
18.3 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.764 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
10 |
13.5 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |