Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Don Henriksen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Henriksen 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.

Don Henriksen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Henriksen: 1952-53 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Don Henriksen 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Don Henriksen 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Don Henriksen 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Don Henriksen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don Henriksen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don Henriksen 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don Henriksen 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 Don Henriksen 7.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Don Henriksen 7.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Don Henriksen 1.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Don Henriksen 989

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Don Henriksen 990

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Don Henriksen 240

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Don Henriksen 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Don Henriksen .384

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Don Henriksen .658

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Don Henriksen 8.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Don Henriksen 7.4 (1953)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Don Henriksen 1.9 (1953)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Don Henriksen 7.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Don Henriksen 8.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Don Henriksen 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Don Henriksen 38

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Don Henriksen 40

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Don Henriksen 11

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Don Henriksen 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Don Henriksen .481

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Don Henriksen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Don Henriksen .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Don Henriksen 12.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Don Henriksen 12.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Don Henriksen 4.0 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Don Henriksen - 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.