Nelson Bobb vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nelson Bobb, 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.

Nelson Bobb played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Nelson Bobb had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Nelson Bobb 4 3 1949-50 to 1952-53
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Nelson Bobb 57 - 4.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 1.7 1.4 4.4 .323 - - - 1.4 2.3 .626
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 %
Nelson Bobb 2 - 1.0 - - - 0.5 - - - 1.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisThunder 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 %
Nelson Bobb 53 - 2.8 - - 1.9 1.5 - - - 1.6 1.0 3.0 .329 - - - 0.8 1.5 .557
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 %
Nelson Bobb 1 - 0.0 - - 0 2.0 - - - 2.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Nelson Bobb 62 19.2 5.1 - - 2.4 2.7 - - - 2.9 1.8 4.9 .359 - - - 1.6 2.7 .593
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 %
Nelson Bobb 3 9.7 1.3 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 1.3 0.3 1.0 .333 - - - 0.7 1.7 .400
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOklahoma 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 %
Nelson Bobb 55 23.4 6.2 - - 2.9 3.5 - - - 2.9 2.2 5.8 .374 - - - 1.9 2.9 .648
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 %
Nelson Bobb ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2022-23
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Nelson Bobb ------- --- ----------
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 %
Nelson Bobb ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Nelson Bobb Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season -2023-24
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Thunder 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 %
Nelson Bobb ------- --- ----------
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 %
Nelson Bobb ------- --- ----------
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