Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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.

John Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 John Salley 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Salley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Salley 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Salley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 John Salley 916

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 John Salley 451

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 John Salley 983

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 John Salley 588

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 John Salley 104

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 John Salley 49

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 John Salley 159

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) John Salley 2.8 (1992)