Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Don Putman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Putman 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 Putman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Putman: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Don Putman 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Don Putman 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Don Putman 3

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don Putman 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 Putman 4.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Don Putman 1.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Don Putman 1,030

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Don Putman 285

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

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

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Don Putman 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Don Putman .262

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

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Don Putman .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Don Putman 6.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Don Putman 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Don Putman 3.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Don Putman 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Don Putman 42

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Don Putman 10

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

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

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Don Putman 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Don Putman .215

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

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Don Putman .421

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Don Putman 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Don Putman 2.0 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Don Putman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.