Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ed Sadowski 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Ed Sadowski - 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.