Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bennie Swain 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bennie Swain 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 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Bennie Swain - 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.