Jim Burns vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Jim Burns 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Jim Burns 3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77

Total Assists Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11

Total Games Jim Burns 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

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.