Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Curtis Rowe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curtis Rowe 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
Curtis Rowe: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7 Curtis Rowe 8

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4 Curtis Rowe 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Curtis Rowe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Curtis Rowe 0

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Curtis Rowe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Curtis Rowe 0

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Curtis Rowe 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Curtis Rowe 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 * Curtis Rowe 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 Curtis Rowe 11.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Curtis Rowe 7.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.1 Curtis Rowe 1.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294 Curtis Rowe 6,873

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,211 Curtis Rowe 4,264

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,362 Curtis Rowe 932

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 666 Curtis Rowe 199 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 370 Curtis Rowe 193 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 462 Curtis Rowe 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .501 Curtis Rowe .482

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .355 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .862 Curtis Rowe .701

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.7 (2025) Curtis Rowe 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Curtis Rowe 9.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2025) Curtis Rowe 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2025) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 Curtis Rowe 11.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Curtis Rowe 7.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 Curtis Rowe 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Curtis Rowe 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Curtis Rowe 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 Curtis Rowe 323

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 248 Curtis Rowe 220

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 262 Curtis Rowe 62

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 64 Curtis Rowe 11 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 45 Curtis Rowe 23 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46 Curtis Rowe 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .468 Curtis Rowe .481

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .350 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .859 Curtis Rowe .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Curtis Rowe 15.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Curtis Rowe 8.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.5 (2025) Curtis Rowe 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2025) Curtis Rowe 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Curtis Rowe 1.7 (1975) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.