Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis 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 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bobby Portis, who played 10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Bobby Portis 10 6 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
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:+20+8.7+3.8+1.3+1.4+2.6+2.5+0.8+0.1-0.8-0.5+1.2+1.7+.049+0.3+0.9+.059+1.1+1.3+.073
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+19.1+12.2+0.5+1.7+1.3+2.8+0.8+0.5-1.3-0.2+3.9+8.6+.017+0.7+2.1+.014+3.5+4.2+.146
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
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:+1+19.7+9.6+0.4+0.3+0.7+2.9+0.5+0.1-1.1-0.7+2.8+7.4+.082+1.0+2.8+.062+3.1+3.3
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+38+11.2+10.5+1.7+0.4+2.1+4.2+0.1+0.4-1.6-0.2+3.0+5.0+.037+0.9+1.8+.059+3.7+4.4+.039
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
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:+6+8.7+10.3+1.5+1.6+3.1+4.5+0.6+0.4-1.3-0.4+2.9+6.2+.009+0.1+1.5+.093+4.4+5.3+.016
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th 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 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
difference:+2+14.4+21.3+0.3+0.1+0.3+4.0+1.1+0.7-1.7-1.1+6.4+11.4+.060+0.1+0.3+.013+8.7+9.5+.142
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th 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 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
difference:+9+13.2+18.7+1.0+0.5+1.6+5.1+1.2+0.5-1.4-0.8+5.9+10.7+.012+0.2+1.2+.118+6.8+7.6+.134
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+10+21.6+21.4+0.9+3.0+2.2+5.8+0.6+1.3-1.7-1.5+7.6+14.8+.032+0.7+1.1+.086+5.5+6.8+.070
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Bobby Portis
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th 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 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
difference:+4+6.0+18.1+1.6+2.5+4.1+5.2+1.0+0.3-1.1-0.2+5.5+9.7+.040+0.3+1.0+.018+6.7+7.2+.146
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+11+12.2+19.3+1.1+3.6+4.7+5.7+1.3+0.6-1.3-0.6+6.1+12.3+.045+0.2+1.0+.015+6.9+7.6+.103
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Additional Years

* Bobby Portis played 3 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—Bobby Portis played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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