Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Joey Graham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joey Graham 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 and Joey Graham both played 6 years in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Joey Graham had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Joey Graham 6 3 2005-06 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersToronto Raptors
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
Joey Graham 80 19.8 6.7 0.7 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.9 2.5 5.2 .478 0.4 1.1 .333 1.4 1.7 .812
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
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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
Joey Graham 79 16.7 6.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 2.0 2.4 4.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .290 1.4 1.7 .840
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
Joey Graham 6 18.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 3.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 0.8 .800

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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
Joey Graham 38 8.7 3.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.1 0.1 .667 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Joey Graham 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
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 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
Joey Graham 78 19.8 7.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.4 3.0 6.2 .481 0.0 0.2 .188 1.7 2.1 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Joey Graham 63 12.0 4.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.7 3.2 .520 0.0 0.2 .154 0.9 1.2 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Joey Graham 4 7.3 6.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.5 4.3 .588 0.3 0.8 .333 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joey Graham
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Joey Graham 39 15.0 5.2 0.2 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.1 4.6 .458 0.2 0.8 .300 0.7 0.9 .806
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
Joey Graham ------- --- ----------
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