Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley 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 Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Walt Wesley 3

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Walt Wesley 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 Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Walt Wesley .434

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

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.