Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dick McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dick McGuire 1

Assists Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Dick McGuire 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dick McGuire 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 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Dick McGuire - 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.