Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Willie Norwood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Norwood 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.

Willie Norwood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Willie Norwood: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Willie Norwood 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Willie Norwood 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Willie Norwood 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Willie Norwood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Willie Norwood 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Willie Norwood 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 Willie Norwood 7.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Willie Norwood 3.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Willie Norwood 0.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Willie Norwood 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Willie Norwood 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Willie Norwood 3,209

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Willie Norwood 1,597

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Willie Norwood 364

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Willie Norwood 218 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Willie Norwood 22 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Willie Norwood 430

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Willie Norwood .488

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Willie Norwood .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Willie Norwood 8.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Willie Norwood 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Willie Norwood 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Willie Norwood 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 20.6 Willie Norwood 6.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.5 Willie Norwood 3.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.6 Willie Norwood 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Willie Norwood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Willie Norwood 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 432 Willie Norwood 92

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 116 Willie Norwood 45

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 96 Willie Norwood 13

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24 Willie Norwood 8 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22 Willie Norwood 3 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21 Willie Norwood 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Willie Norwood .469

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .407 Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .856 Willie Norwood .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 29.5 (2024) Willie Norwood 9.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.9 (2024) Willie Norwood 6.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 (2024) Willie Norwood 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.8 (2024) Willie Norwood 0.3 (1978) *

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.