Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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.

John Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Salley 9

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Salley 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Salley 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Salley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 John Salley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 John Salley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Salley 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Salley 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Salley 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 John Salley 916

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 John Salley 451

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 John Salley 983

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 John Salley 588

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 John Salley 104

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 John Salley 49

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 John Salley 159

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) John Salley 2.8 (1992)