Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Andrew Nembhard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Nembhard and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Andrew Nembhard, who played 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Andrew Nembhard had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 4 2018-19 to 2025-26
Andrew Nembhard 4 2 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andrew Nembhard
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+7+1.2+1.3+0.2+0.1+0.1+1.2+0.3+0.3-0.3+0.4+0.1+.035+0.6+1.8+.017+1.2+1.6+.010
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Andrew Nembhard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andrew Nembhard
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+9.7+9.8+0.2+3.7+3.8+0.8+0.2+0.6-0.4-0.4+3.0+6.8+.027+0.3+1.1+.010+3.4+4.3+.003
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+10+7.3+1.4+0.4+2.4+2.0+1.4+0.6+0.2-0.7-0.9+0.4+2.2+.127+0.3+1.5+.083+1.9+1.8+.188
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andrew Nembhard
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+30+4.8+13.7+1.4+1.4+0.9+0.4+0.5-1.3-0.3+4.4+7.8+.050+1.2+2.2+.127+3.6+4.4+.014
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andrew Nembhard
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+42+3.9+7.1+0.3+2.7+3.0+0.3+0.6+0.6-0.5-0.1+3.0+5.7+.035+0.3+0.2+.061+1.4+1.9+.041
Andrew Nembhard 14 30.8 17.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 6.2 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.4 5.5 13.1 .418 1.9 5.1 .361 4.5 5.3 .851
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Andrew Nembhard played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 4 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 4 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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