Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Alex Groza 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Alex Groza 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Alex Groza 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.