Jakob Poeltl vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue and Jakob Poeltl 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jakob Poeltl 0 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jakob Poeltl 0 Gene Shue 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.0 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,515 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,315 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,128 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 397 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 768 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 616 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .633 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .557 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) Gene Shue - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.