Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Herm Gilliam 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Herm Gilliam 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 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 18.6 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.3 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.7 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 334 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 86 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 20 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 18 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .455 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .405 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.6 (2024) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.6 (2024) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.8 (2024) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 (2024) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.