Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Whitey Kachan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Kachan 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.

Whitey Kachan

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Whitey Kachan 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Whitey Kachan 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Whitey Kachan 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Whitey Kachan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Whitey Kachan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Whitey Kachan 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Whitey Kachan 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 Whitey Kachan 2.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Whitey Kachan 0.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Whitey Kachan 112

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Whitey Kachan 37

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Whitey Kachan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Whitey Kachan .268

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Whitey Kachan .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Whitey Kachan 2.2 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Whitey Kachan 0.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Whitey Kachan 0.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Whitey Kachan 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Whitey Kachan 4

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Whitey Kachan 2

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Whitey Kachan 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Whitey Kachan .400

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Whitey Kachan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Whitey Kachan 0.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Whitey Kachan - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Whitey Kachan 0.3 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Whitey Kachan - 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.