Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Mel McGaha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McGaha 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.

Mel McGaha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel McGaha: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Mel McGaha 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Mel McGaha 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel McGaha 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel McGaha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel McGaha 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel McGaha 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 Mel McGaha 3.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Mel McGaha 176

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Mel McGaha 51

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Mel McGaha 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Mel McGaha .318

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Mel McGaha .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Mel McGaha 0.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Mel McGaha 1

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Mel McGaha 2

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Mel McGaha 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Mel McGaha .000

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Mel McGaha .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Mel McGaha - 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.