Leon Douglas vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Leon Douglas, 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.

Leon Douglas played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Leon Douglas had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Leon Douglas 7 2 1976-77 to 1982-83
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Leon Douglas 82 19.8 7.5 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 - 3.6 3.0 6.2 .479 - - - 1.5 2.8 .555
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 %
Leon Douglas 3 19.0 3.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 - 3.7 1.3 4.3 .308 - - - 0.7 2.3 .286
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
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Leon Douglas 79 25.2 10.9 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.7 4.1 8.4 .481 - - - 2.8 4.4 .641
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma 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 %
Leon Douglas 78 28.4 11.4 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.4 4.1 4.4 8.9 .490 - - - 2.7 4.2 .634
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma 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 %
Leon Douglas 70 25.5 8.1 2.4 4.7 7.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.2 6.5 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .676
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Kansas City KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 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 %
Leon Douglas 79 17.2 6.0 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548
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 %
Leon Douglas 15 21.2 3.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 3.1 1.0 2.1 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.3 .429
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Kansas City KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leon Douglas 63 17.3 2.7 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 3.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 38.3 28.5 0.8 6.7 7.5 6.2 1.3 1.2 2.3 2.7 10.2 21.2 .480 1.3 4.0 .333 6.8 8.7 .788

Season 7
Leon Douglas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1982-83-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Leon Douglas 5 9.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 .000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
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