Brad Daugherty vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Brad Daugherty, 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.

Brad Daugherty played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Brad Daugherty had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Brad Daugherty 8 5 1986-87 to 1993-94
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Brad Daugherty 80 33.7 15.7 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 3.1 6.1 11.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.0 .696
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 %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Brad Daugherty 79 37.4 18.7 1.9 6.5 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 3.4 3.0 7.0 13.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.7 .716
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 40.8 15.8 2.0 7.2 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 3.2 2.2 5.8 12.6 .460 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 6.2 .677
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

Season 3

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 78 36.2 18.9 2.1 7.1 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.9 2.2 7.0 13.0 .538 0.0 0.0 .333 4.9 6.7 .737
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 33.4 11.0 2.4 6.8 9.2 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.4 9.4 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 7.0 .600
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 41 35.1 16.8 1.9 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.6 6.0 12.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.0 .704
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 37.2 22.8 0.8 8.8 9.6 4.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.4 8.2 14.0 .586 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.2 .696
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Brad Daugherty 76 38.8 21.6 2.3 8.6 10.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.8 2.5 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.6 .751
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsThunder 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 %
Brad Daugherty 73 36.2 21.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.1 2.5 2.6 7.9 13.8 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.3 .777
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 17 40.4 21.5 2.2 8.1 10.2 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 2.8 7.3 13.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.5 .814
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

Season 7

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1992-93-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Brad Daugherty 71 37.9 20.2 2.3 7.9 10.2 4.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.3 12.8 .571 0.0 0.0 .500 5.5 6.9 .795
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 9 39.6 18.7 2.9 8.8 11.7 3.4 0.7 0.8 2.9 2.8 7.1 12.8 .557 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.6 .800
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Brad Daugherty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1993-94-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Brad Daugherty 50 36.8 17.0 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 12.1 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.5 .785
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------