Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead 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.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Jerome Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Jerome Whitehead .000 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Jerome Whitehead - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.