Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey 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.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Sam Lacey 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Lacey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Lacey 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Sam Lacey 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 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.