Devin Brown vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Devin Brown, 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.

Devin Brown played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Devin Brown had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Devin Brown 8 5 2002-03 to 2009-10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Rookie Season

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2002-032018-19
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 10 9.3 3.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.2 3.5 .343 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .750
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 %
Devin Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2003-042019-20
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 58 10.8 4.0 0.7 1.6 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.4 .434 0.1 0.2 .286 1.0 1.3 .811
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 %
Devin Brown 9 14.6 5.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.0 4.1 .486 0.7 1.1 .600 1.1 1.9 .588
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

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2004-052020-21
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 67 18.5 7.4 0.6 2.1 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.6 6.1 .423 0.7 1.8 .372 1.5 1.9 .792
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 %
Devin Brown 12 5.0 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.7 .350 0.3 0.6 .429 0.3 0.6 .571
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 81 21.1 7.5 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.6 6.5 .393 0.5 1.5 .331 2.0 2.6 .745
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 %
Devin Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2006-072022-23
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 58 28.7 11.6 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.4 4.0 9.6 .420 1.4 3.9 .357 2.1 2.7 .794
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 %
Devin Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisThunder TBD
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 78 22.6 7.5 0.8 2.5 3.4 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.8 2.8 6.8 .409 0.6 1.9 .308 1.4 1.8 .754
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 %
Devin Brown 8 11.5 4.1 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 4.3 .265 0.6 2.1 .294 1.3 1.9 .667
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811

Season 7

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2008-09-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 63 13.8 5.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.8 5.0 .355 0.4 1.5 .289 1.2 1.6 .780
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 3 11.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Devin Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2009-10-
Team New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 50 21.2 8.0 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.4 2.7 7.2 .377 1.2 3.3 .354 1.4 1.7 .802
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Devin Brown 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------