Freddie Crawford vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Freddie Crawford, 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.

Freddie Crawford played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Freddie Crawford had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Freddie Crawford 5 5 1966-67 to 1970-71
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Freddie Crawford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1966-672018-19
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisClippers 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 %
Freddie Crawford 19 10.1 5.9 - - 2.5 0.6 - - - 2.1 2.3 6.1 .379 - - - 1.3 2.0 .632
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 %
Freddie Crawford 4 28.0 17.0 - - 6.0 4.0 - - - 4.0 7.8 18.3 .425 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500
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

Freddie Crawford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1967-682019-20
Team New York Knicks, Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Freddie Crawford 69 17.1 8.1 - - 2.8 2.0 - - - 2.5 3.2 7.3 .442 - - - 1.6 2.6 .620
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 %
Freddie Crawford 15 17.1 6.1 - - 2.3 1.1 - - - 2.7 2.4 5.5 .434 - - - 1.3 2.3 .543
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

Freddie Crawford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Freddie Crawford 81 20.9 6.2 - - 2.7 1.9 - - - 2.8 2.6 5.6 .465 - - - 1.0 1.9 .539
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 %
Freddie Crawford 5 4.0 0.8 - - 0.6 0.6 - - - 0.8 0.4 0.8 .500 - - - 0.0 0.2 .000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Freddie Crawford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Freddie Crawford 77 17.3 7.6 - - 2.4 2.9 - - - 2.4 3.2 6.6 .480 - - - 1.3 1.9 .682
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 %
Freddie Crawford 10 20.8 8.8 - - 3.5 3.7 - - - 2.7 3.4 8.8 .386 - - - 2.0 2.4 .833
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Freddie Crawford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Buffalo Braves, Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Freddie Crawford 51 12.8 5.3 - - 2.0 1.5 - - - 1.5 2.2 5.5 .391 - - - 0.9 1.9 .490
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 %
Freddie Crawford 1 9.0 7.0 - - 0 1.0 - - - 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Freddie Crawford 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 %
Freddie Crawford ------- --- ----------
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 %
Freddie Crawford ------- --- ----------
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