Al Cervi vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Al Cervi, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Al Cervi played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Al Cervi had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Al Cervi 4 4 1949-50 to 1952-53
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 56 - 10.2 - - - 4.7 - - - 4.0 2.6 7.7 .332 - - - 5.1 6.2 .829
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 11 - 7.6 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.3 2.1 6.2 .338 - - - 3.5 4.2 .826
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850

Season 2

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 53 - 8.6 - - 2.9 3.9 - - - 3.4 2.5 6.5 .382 - - - 3.7 4.5 .819
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 7 - 11.1 - - 4.7 5.4 - - - 4.4 2.4 8.0 .304 - - - 6.3 7.1 .880
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957

Season 3

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 55 15.5 7.6 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.2 1.8 5.1 .354 - - - 4.0 4.5 .883
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 7 12.6 5.1 - - 1.4 2.1 - - - 3.3 1.0 4.3 .233 - - - 3.1 3.3 .957
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 38 7.9 3.8 - - 0.6 0.7 - - - 2.4 0.8 1.9 .437 - - - 2.1 2.6 .810
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 2 14.0 9.0 - - 0 0.5 - - - 6.0 1.5 2.5 .600 - - - 6.0 7.5 .800
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2022-23
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Al Cervi Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2023-24
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Thunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 75 34.0 30.1 0.9 4.7 5.5 6.2 2.0 0.9 2.2 2.5 10.6 19.8 .535 1.3 3.6 .353 7.6 8.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 38.3 28.5 0.8 6.7 7.5 6.2 1.3 1.2 2.3 2.7 10.2 21.2 .480 1.3 4.0 .333 6.8 8.7 .788