Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Clifford Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clifford Ray 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2024-25
Clifford Ray: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Clifford Ray 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7 Clifford Ray 10

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4 Clifford Ray 6

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Clifford Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Clifford Ray 0

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Clifford Ray 0

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Clifford Ray 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Clifford Ray 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 * Clifford Ray 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4 Clifford Ray 7.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Clifford Ray 8.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.1 Clifford Ray 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Clifford Ray 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294 Clifford Ray 5,821

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,211 Clifford Ray 6,953

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,362 Clifford Ray 1,728

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 666 Clifford Ray 501 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 370 Clifford Ray 638 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 462 Clifford Ray 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .501 Clifford Ray .524

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .355 Clifford Ray .000 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .862 Clifford Ray .588

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.7 (2025) Clifford Ray 9.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Clifford Ray 12.2 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2025) Clifford Ray 3.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Clifford Ray 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2025) Clifford Ray 2.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 Clifford Ray 8.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Clifford Ray 10.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 Clifford Ray 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Clifford Ray 1.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 Clifford Ray 496

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 248 Clifford Ray 608

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 262 Clifford Ray 125

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 64 Clifford Ray 51 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 45 Clifford Ray 70 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46 Clifford Ray 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .468 Clifford Ray .538

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .350 Clifford Ray - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .859 Clifford Ray .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Clifford Ray 15.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Clifford Ray 16.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.5 (2025) Clifford Ray 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2025) Clifford Ray 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Clifford Ray 1.9 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.