Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Lee Winfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lee Winfield and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Lee Winfield, who played 7. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Lee Winfield had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Lee Winfield 7 2 1969-70 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2018-191969-70
Team Los Angeles ClippersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 %
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
Lee Winfield 64 12.0 5.7 - - 1.5 1.6 - - - 1.5 2.2 4.5 .479 - - - 1.4 1.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Lee Winfield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2019-201970-71
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West 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 %
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
Lee Winfield 79 20.3 10.5 - - 2.4 2.8 - - - 1.7 4.2 9.1 .466 - - - 2.1 3.1 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Lee Winfield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2020-211971-72
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSeattle Supersonics
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 %
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
Lee Winfield 81 25.2 10.6 - - 2.7 3.6 - - - 2.4 4.2 8.5 .496 - - - 2.2 3.2 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Lee Winfield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSeattle Supersonics
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 %
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
Lee Winfield 53 20.0 6.6 - - 2.4 3.5 - - - 1.7 2.7 6.3 .431 - - - 1.2 2.0 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Lee Winfield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBraves Lost East 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 %
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
Lee Winfield 36 12.0 3.0 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 - 1.2 1.0 2.9 .352 - - - 0.9 1.4 .635
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Lee Winfield 1 12.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisBraves Lost East 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 %
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
Lee Winfield 68 18.5 5.5 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.4 - 1.6 2.4 4.6 .526 - - - 0.7 1.0 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Lee Winfield 6 10.8 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 - 1.7 1.2 2.7 .438 - - - 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lee Winfield
Season -1975-76
Team -Kansas City Kings
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Lee Winfield 22 9.7 3.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.3 - 0.6 1.5 3.0 .485 - - - 0.4 0.6 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Lee Winfield ------- --- ----------
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