Dudley Bradley vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dudley Bradley, 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.

Dudley Bradley played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Dudley Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Dudley Bradley 9 5 1979-80 to 1988-89
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Dudley Bradley 82 24.7 8.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.1 2.6 0.6 2.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .400 1.7 2.1 .782
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Dudley Bradley 82 22.8 8.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 2.9 3.2 6.8 .474 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.2 .702
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 %
Dudley Bradley 2 9.5 4.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 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 %
Dudley Bradley 64 14.6 5.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.0 4.4 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 1.2 1.6 .740
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 %
Dudley Bradley 7 3.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dudley Bradley 58 11.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.4 2.7 .516 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Note: Dudley Bradley didn't play in 1983-84.

Season 5
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Dudley Bradley 73 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.9 4.1 .475 0.3 0.9 .313 0.7 1.1 .684
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 %
Dudley Bradley 4 10.3 3.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 1.3 .200 0.8 1.0 .750
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Dudley Bradley 70 12.0 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 .349 0.2 1.0 .250 0.5 0.8 .571
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 %
Dudley Bradley 5 16.4 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 2.4 5.8 .414 0.6 2.0 .300 1.2 1.8 .667
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
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1986-87-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Dudley Bradley 68 13.2 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.1 3.1 .357 0.2 0.7 .260 0.7 0.9 .810
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 12 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 .364 0.0 0.5 .000 0.1 0.2 .500
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1987-88-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dudley Bradley 65 22.1 6.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.8 0.7 1.4 2.6 2.4 5.6 .427 0.6 1.6 .363 1.1 1.5 .763
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dudley Bradley Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1988-89-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Dudley Bradley 38 7.0 1.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.7 2.3 .326 0.2 0.8 .258 0.2 0.4 .500
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
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