Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Rick Robey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Robey 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, 2 less than Rick Robey, who played 8. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rick Robey had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Rick Robey 8 5 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers, Boston Celtics
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
Rick Robey 79 22.3 10.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.7 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.9 4.1 8.5 .478 - - - 2.2 2.8 .777
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
Rick Robey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Rick Robey 82 23.4 11.5 2.5 3.9 6.5 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 4.6 8.9 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.3 .684
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
Rick Robey 9 16.8 6.1 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 3.0 2.7 5.9 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Rick Robey 82 19.1 9.0 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.7 2.5 3.6 6.7 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.1 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey 17 15.6 5.1 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.6 2.1 4.8 .432 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.1 .457

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2021-221981-82
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Rick Robey 80 14.8 5.7 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.3 2.3 4.7 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey 12 10.2 4.6 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.8 3.3 .525 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .765

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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
Rick Robey 59 14.5 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 2.2 1.7 3.6 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey 5 5.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season 2023-241983-84
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Rick Robey 61 14.0 5.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.3 4.2 .545 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.4 .693
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
Rick Robey 10 4.3 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season -1984-85
Team -Phoenix Suns
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 ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey 4 12.0 1.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 2.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rick Robey
Season -1985-86
Team -Phoenix Suns
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 ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey 46 13.7 3.8 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.0 1.6 4.2 .377 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.0 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Rick Robey ------- --- ----------
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