Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kostas Papanikolaou 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.
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 more than Kostas Papanikolaou, who played 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kostas Papanikolaou had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | 2 | 1 | 2014-15 to 2015-16 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2018-19 | 2014-15 |
Team | Los Angeles Clippers | Houston Rockets |
Honors & Awards | All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs | Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Rockets Lost West 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 | 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | 43 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .350 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .292 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .722 |
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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | 8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .500 |
Season 2 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2019-20 | 2015-16 |
Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards | ||
Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | 26 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .364 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .313 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .643 |
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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2020-21 | - |
Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | - |
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 | 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2021-22 | - |
Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | - |
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 | 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2022-23 | - |
Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - | |
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 | 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 6 |
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kostas Papanikolaou | |
Season | 2023-24 | - |
Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
Steals Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Thunder 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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Kostas Papanikolaou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |