Dell Curry vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dell Curry, 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.

Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 8. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 achievements, 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
Dell Curry	16	10	1986-87 to 2001-02
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	8	4	2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1986-87	2018-19
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	67	9.5	4.9	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.3	2.1	4.9	.426	0.3	0.9	.283	0.4	0.6	.789
difference:	+15	+17.0	+5.9	+0.3	+1.4	+1.6	+2.4	+0.8	+0.4	-1.0	-0.8	+2.1	+3.8	+.050	+0.3	+0.8	+.084	+1.5	+1.8	+.011
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		%
Dell Curry	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+4	+26.8	+13.7	+0.7	+2.0	+2.7	+3.2	+1.0	+0.8	-0.8	-2.3	+4.7	+8.5	+.467	+1.5	+2.5	+.500	+2.8	+3.3
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
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1987-88	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	79	19.0	10.0	0.5	1.6	2.1	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.4	1.6	4.3	9.4	.458	0.4	1.0	.346	1.0	1.3	.782
difference:	+9	+15.7	+9.0	+0.2	+3.6	+3.8	+1.4	+0.1	+0.4	-0.5	-0.1	+2.5	+5.1	+.013	+0.8	+2.6	+.001	+3.1	+3.8	+.025
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		%
Dell Curry	2	8.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+5	+31.4	+15.3	+0.1	+4.9	+4.8	+3.1	+1.0	+0.1	-2.1	-1.9	+5.1	+10.9	+.183	+2.0	+4.5	+.400	+3.1	+3.3
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
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1988-89	2020-21
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	48	16.9	11.9	0.5	1.6	2.2	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.4	5.3	10.9	.491	0.4	1.1	.345	0.8	1.0	.870
difference:	+13	+16.8	+11.8		+2.6	+2.5	+4.9	+0.1	+0.6	-2.1	-0.6	+2.9	+5.2	+.017	+1.6	+3.8	+.073	+4.5	+5.5	+.062
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
* Neiher Dell Curry nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1989-90	2021-22
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	67	27.8	16.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	2.4	1.5	0.4	1.5	2.2	6.9	14.8	.466	0.8	2.2	.354	1.4	1.6	.923
difference:	+11	+6.9	+8.5	+0.2	+2.3	+2.5	+3.5	+0.2	+0.4	-1.3	-0.3	+1.6	+4.0	+.013	+0.8	+3.1	+.054	+4.5	+5.6	+.113
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
* Neiher Dell Curry nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1990-91	2022-23
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	76	19.9	10.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.6	4.4	9.4	.471	0.4	1.1	.372	1.3	1.5	.842
difference:	+8	+15.6	+20.8	+0.3	+2.0	+2.2	+3.3	+0.6	+0.7	-1.7	-1.2	+6.0	+10.9	+.039	+0.5	+1.4	+.027	+8.5	+9.4	+.063
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
* Neiher Dell Curry nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1991-92	2023-24
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	77	26.2	15.7	0.7	2.6	3.4	2.3	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	6.5	13.5	.486	1.0	2.4	.404	1.6	2.0	.836
difference:	+2	+7.8	+14.4	+0.2	+2.1	+2.1	+3.9	+0.8	+0.6	-0.5	-0.5	+4.1	+6.3	+.049	+0.3	+1.2	+.051	+6.0	+6.7	+.038
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		%
Dell Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1992-93	2024-25
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Cup All-Tournament Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	80	26.2	15.3	0.6	2.9	3.6	2.3	1.1	0.3	1.6	1.9	6.2	13.8	.452	1.2	3.0	.401	1.7	2.0	.866
difference:	+4	+8.0	+17.4	+0.3	+1.2	+1.4	+4.1	+0.6	+0.7	-0.8	-0.3	+5.1	+8.0	+.067	+0.9	+2.7	+.026	+6.2	+6.8	+.032
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	76	34.2	32.7	0.9	4.1	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.2	11.3	21.8	.519	2.1	5.7	.375	7.9	8.8	.898

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	9	24.7	11.0	1.2	2.3	3.6	2.0	1.4	0.0	1.4	2.1	4.7	10.8	.433	0.7	2.3	.286	1.0	1.2	.818
difference:	+14	+12.3	+18.9	+0.2	+2.0	+1.7	+4.5	+0.3	+0.9	-1.2	-0.7	+5.4	+11.1	+.029	+0.7	+2.6	+.003	+7.3	+8.2	+.058
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	23	37.0	29.9	1.0	4.3	5.3	6.5	1.7	0.9	2.6	2.8	10.1	21.9	.462	1.4	4.9	.283	8.3	9.4	.876


Season 8
	Dell Curry	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	1993-94	2025-26
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	82	26.5	16.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.0	6.5	14.3	.455	1.9	4.6	.402	1.4	1.6	.873
difference:	+68	+7.1	+16.3	+0.5	+2.4	+1.9	+3.9	+0.2	+0.6	-0.1	-0.2	+4.6	+6.7	+.076	+0.3	+1.3	+.029	+6.7	+7.4	+.024
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	14	33.6	32.6	0.4	4.7	5.1	6.6	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.8	11.1	21.0	.531	2.2	5.9	.373	8.1	9.0	.897

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dell Curry nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Dell Curry played 8 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 1995 to 2002—Dell Curry played in 7 Playoffs.

Dell Curry vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years