Malcolm Brogdon vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Malcolm Brogdon, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 7. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malcolm Brogdon	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	7	4	2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	75	26.4	10.2	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.2	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.9	8.5	.457	1.0	2.6	.404	1.5	1.7	.865
difference:	+7	+0.1	+0.6	+0.1	+0.1		+0.9	+0.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+.019	+0.4	+0.9	+.037	+0.4	+0.7	+.065
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	6	30.5	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.3	3.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.0	3.7	9.2	.400	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.0	-
difference:		+1.7	+4.7	+0.2	+1.8	+1.6	+0.3	+0.5	+0.5	-1.2	-0.8	+1.0	+0.8	+.067	+0.2	+0.5	+.024	+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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	48	29.9	13.0	0.5	2.8	3.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.4	2.7	5.1	10.5	.485	1.3	3.4	.385	1.6	1.8	.882
difference:	+22	+4.8	+6.0	+0.2	+2.4	+2.6	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	-0.5	-1.0	+1.7	+4.0	+.014	+0.1	+0.2	+.038	+2.5	+3.3	+.075
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	26.6	8.7	0.4	3.0	3.4	2.4	0.1	0.0	1.7	2.0	3.4	7.9	.436	0.7	2.7	.263	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:		+13.3	+7.6		+1.9	+1.9	+1.7	+0.9	+0.4	-0.4	-0.4	+2.2	+5.0	+.003	+1.3	+2.3	+.137	+2.0	+1.9	+.157
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	64	28.6	15.6	1.0	3.5	4.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.6	5.9	11.7	.505	1.6	3.8	.426	2.2	2.4	.928
difference:	+29	+5.1	+8.1	+0.5	+0.7	+0.2	+2.7	+0.1	+0.5	-1.6	-0.4	+2.3	+4.4	+.003	+0.4	+1.1	+.008	+3.1	+4.1	+.120
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	28.3	13.0	0.9	4.0	4.9	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.0	11.1	.449	2.0	5.3	.378	1.0	1.6	.636
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	54	30.9	16.5	0.9	4.0	4.9	7.1	0.6	0.2	2.4	1.8	6.0	13.8	.438	1.4	4.3	.326	3.1	3.4	.892
difference:	+2	+3.8	+8.0	+0.2	+0.3	+0.1	+1.2	+0.7	+0.6	-0.4	-0.7	+2.5	+5.0	+.015	+0.2	+1.0	+.026	+2.8	+3.8	+.082
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	4	40.0	21.5	0.0	4.3	4.3	10.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.5	16.3	.400	2.3	6.0	.375	6.3	7.0	.893
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2020-21	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	56	34.5	21.2	1.0	4.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.0	7.9	17.5	.453	2.6	6.7	.388	2.7	3.2	.864
difference:	+12	+1.0	+10.2	+0.1	+0.2	+0.5	+0.4	+0.7	+0.7	-0.7	-0.8	+2.5	+2.8	+.057	+1.7	+4.2	+.043	+7.1	+7.7	+.041
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 Malcolm Brogdon nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2021-22	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	36	33.5	19.1	0.9	4.2	5.1	5.9	0.8	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.8	15.1	.448	1.6	5.2	.312	4.0	4.6	.856
difference:	+39	+0.5	+11.0		+0.5	+0.4	+0.3	+1.2	+0.5	-0.1	-0.5	+3.8	+4.7	+.087	+0.3	+1.6	+.041	+3.6	+4.1	+.018
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season	2022-23	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Cup All-Tournament Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	67	26.0	14.9	0.6	3.6	4.2	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.3	10.9	.484	2.0	4.4	.444	2.4	2.7	.870
difference:	+9	+8.2	+17.8	+0.3	+0.5	+0.8	+2.7	+1.0	+0.7	-0.9	-0.6	+6.0	+10.9	+.035	+0.1	+1.3	+.069	+5.5	+6.1	+.028
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	19	24.9	11.9	0.7	2.8	3.5	2.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.3	10.3	.418	1.7	4.6	.379	1.5	1.8	.829
difference:	+4	+12.1	+18.0	+0.3	+1.5	+1.8	+3.6	+1.5	+0.6	-1.6	-1.3	+5.8	+11.6	+.044	+0.3	+0.3	+.096	+6.8	+7.6	+.047
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

Additional Years

* Malcolm Brogdon played 2 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—Malcolm Brogdon didn't play in the postseason.

Malcolm Brogdon vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Malcolm Brogdon, 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

Additional Years