Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.