Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Walt Kirk 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Walt Kirk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Walt Kirk 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.