Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dennis Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Scott 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, 4 less than Dennis Scott, who played 10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dennis Scott had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Dennis Scott 10 5 1990-91 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Dennis Scott 82 28.5 15.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 6.1 14.4 .425 1.5 4.1 .374 1.9 2.5 .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
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
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
Dennis Scott 18 33.8 19.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.7 7.4 18.4 .402 1.6 4.9 .326 3.6 3.9 .901
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
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
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
Dennis Scott 54 32.6 15.9 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.4 6.1 14.1 .431 2.0 5.0 .403 1.7 2.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 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
Dennis Scott 82 27.8 12.8 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 4.7 11.6 .405 1.9 4.7 .399 1.5 1.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 3 33.0 14.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.3 4.7 13.7 .341 2.3 7.3 .318 2.7 3.3 .800

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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
Dennis Scott 62 24.2 12.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.9 4.6 10.4 .439 2.4 5.7 .426 1.4 1.8 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 21 35.5 14.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.6 3.0 5.2 12.6 .413 2.7 7.2 .371 1.6 1.9 .850

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season 2023-241995-96
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisMagic 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 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
Dennis Scott 82 37.1 17.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.1 6.0 13.6 .440 3.3 7.7 .425 2.2 2.7 .820
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
Dennis Scott 12 37.2 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.3 3.1 4.0 9.7 .414 2.2 5.8 .377 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season -1996-97
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic 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 ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 66 32.8 12.5 0.6 2.5 3.1 2.1 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 4.5 11.3 .398 2.2 5.7 .394 1.2 1.5 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 5 18.6 3.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.2 4.6 .261 0.6 2.2 .273 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season -1997-98
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 81 28.3 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.1 10.2 .397 1.5 4.2 .365 1.3 1.6 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 4 15.5 4.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.8 4.3 .412 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season -1998-99
Team -New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves
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 ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 36 20.5 6.5 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.4 5.9 .408 1.0 2.7 .381 0.6 0.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dennis Scott
Season -1999-00
Team -Vancouver Grizzlies
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 ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott 66 19.1 5.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 .375 1.1 2.9 .376 0.7 0.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dennis Scott ------- --- ----------
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