Sterling Brown vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Sterling Brown, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Sterling Brown and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander both played 6 years in the NBA. Sterling Brown had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Sterling Brown 6 4 2017-18 to 2022-23
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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 %
Sterling Brown 54 14.4 4.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .352 0.4 0.4 .875
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 %
Sterling Brown 3 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 .600 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsThunder 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 %
Sterling Brown 58 17.8 6.4 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.4 .465 0.9 2.5 .361 0.5 0.7 .690
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 %
Sterling Brown 11 14.7 4.1 0.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .395 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 1.0 .727
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
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Sterling Brown 52 14.8 5.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.9 .371 0.8 2.6 .324 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Sterling Brown 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Sterling Brown 51 24.1 8.2 0.7 3.6 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.9 6.6 .448 1.8 4.2 .423 0.5 0.6 .806
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Sterling Brown 49 12.8 3.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 .381 0.6 1.9 .304 0.3 0.3 .933
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 %
Sterling Brown 9 2.9 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 .714
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Sterling Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown 4 6.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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
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