Darren Daye vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darren Daye, 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.

Darren Daye played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Darren Daye had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Darren Daye 5 4 1983-84 to 1987-88
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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 %
Darren Daye 75 15.7 6.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.1 2.4 5.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .714
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 %
Darren Daye 3 5.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Darren Daye 80 19.7 8.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.1 3.2 6.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .143 2.2 3.1 .715
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 %
Darren Daye 4 21.3 10.3 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 7.5 .567 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 4.0 .438
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
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darren Daye 64 16.8 8.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.1 6.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .333 2.5 3.7 .671
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 %
Darren Daye 4 8.0 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA 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 %
Darren Daye 62 11.8 3.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
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 %
Darren Daye 23 10.4 5.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.8 3.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .865
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darren Daye 47 13.9 6.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.6 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .678
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Darren Daye Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2023-24
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Thunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 10 39.9 30.2 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.4 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.1 11.1 22.4 .496 1.6 3.7 .432 6.4 8.1 .790
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