Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Arnie Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arnie Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arnie Johnson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arnie Johnson 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Arnie Johnson - 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.