Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ben McDonald 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)