Roger Brown vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Roger Brown, 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.

Roger Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Roger Brown had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Roger Brown 4 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roger Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersLos 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 %
Roger Brown 1 5.0 1.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 3.0 .333
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 2

Roger Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 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 %
Roger Brown 29 15.7 2.5 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 - 2.6 1.0 2.5 .403 - - - 0.5 0.6 .778
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 %
Roger Brown 9 5.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 1.0 .444 - - - 0.2 0.4 .500
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

Roger Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Roger Brown 43 7.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 - 1.6 0.5 1.3 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .692
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 %
Roger Brown 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.

Season 4

Roger Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1979-802021-22
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 %
Roger Brown 4 9.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Roger Brown 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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Roger Brown 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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 39.1 29.5 1.0 6.9 7.9 6.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.1 10.6 22.1 .480 1.3 3.5 .357 7.0 8.5 .824