Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Shelvin Mack Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shelvin Mack 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 / Games against each other

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 Shelvin Mack, who played 8. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Shelvin Mack had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Shelvin Mack 8 4 2011-12 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Wizards
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
Shelvin Mack 64 12.2 3.6 0.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.4 .400 0.2 0.7 .286 0.7 0.9 .712
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
Shelvin Mack ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Shelvin Mack 31 13.4 4.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.3 1.9 4.1 .460 0.6 1.6 .367 0.3 0.5 .563
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
Shelvin Mack 4 5.5 2.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Shelvin Mack 73 20.4 7.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.4 2.9 6.9 .417 0.8 2.5 .337 0.9 1.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack 7 16.9 8.1 0.4 1.4 1.9 3.6 0.6 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.7 6.7 .404 1.4 3.9 .370 1.3 1.7 .750

Season 4

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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
Shelvin Mack 55 15.1 5.4 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.6 2.1 5.3 .401 0.7 2.3 .315 0.5 0.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack 10 9.9 3.9 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.5 3.9 .385 0.6 2.1 .286 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 5

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz
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 %
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
Shelvin Mack 52 20.3 8.6 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.4 3.5 8.0 .439 0.8 2.4 .312 0.9 1.2 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBDJazz 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 %
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
Shelvin Mack 55 21.9 7.8 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.8 3.1 6.9 .446 0.7 2.2 .308 1.0 1.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 38.3 28.5 0.8 6.7 7.5 6.2 1.3 1.2 2.3 2.7 10.2 21.2 .480 1.3 4.0 .333 6.8 8.7 .788
Shelvin Mack 9 17.2 6.0 0.3 2.4 2.8 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 5.4 .347 0.8 1.7 .467 1.4 1.7 .867

Season 7

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season -2017-18
Team -Orlando Magic
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 ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack 69 19.8 6.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.6 6.0 .430 0.7 2.0 .345 1.0 1.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shelvin Mack
Season -2018-19
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Hornets
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 ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack 57 21.9 7.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.9 7.1 .404 0.8 2.3 .354 1.0 1.5 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Shelvin Mack ------- --- ----------