Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Carl Shaeffer 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 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Carl Shaeffer - 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.