Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Henderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Henderson 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, 3 less than Tom Henderson, who played 9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Tom Henderson had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Tom Henderson 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2018-191974-75
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
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
Tom Henderson 79 27.0 11.4 0.6 2.0 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 4.6 11.3 .411 - - - 2.1 3.1 .697
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
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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
Tom Henderson 81 35.8 14.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.6 1.7 0.1 - 2.4 5.8 14.0 .413 - - - 2.7 3.8 .708
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
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 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
Tom Henderson 87 32.1 11.2 0.5 2.3 2.7 6.9 1.6 0.2 - 1.7 4.3 9.5 .449 - - - 2.7 3.6 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 9 35.8 13.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.2 - 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.9 4.0 .722

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Bullets
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 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
Tom Henderson 75 30.9 11.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.7 4.5 10.5 .432 - - - 2.4 3.2 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 21 28.4 9.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 5.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.4 8.2 .416 - - - 2.8 3.8 .734

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA 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 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
Tom Henderson 70 29.7 10.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.3 9.2 .466 - - - 2.2 2.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 19 29.4 8.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.4 9.2 .366 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBDRockets 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
Tom Henderson 66 23.5 5.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 4.9 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811
Tom Henderson 7 29.0 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.7 3.1 6.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .800

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season -1980-81
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 66 21.4 5.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 21 29.3 6.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.3 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .821

Season 8
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season -1981-82
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 75 22.9 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.1 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.4 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 3 22.7 4.7 1.7 1.0 2.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 9
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tom Henderson
Season -1982-83
Team -Houston Rockets
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 ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson 51 15.5 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 5.2 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
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