Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Cedric Henderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cedric Henderson 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Cedric Henderson, who played 5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Cedric Henderson had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cedric Henderson 5 1 1997-98 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East 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 %
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
Cedric Henderson 82 30.8 10.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.0 2.9 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Cedric Henderson 4 39.3 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 3.3 3.5 2.8 7.0 .393 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.3 .615

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
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
Cedric Henderson 50 30.3 9.1 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.3 1.2 0.5 1.9 2.7 3.8 9.1 .417 0.0 0.2 .167 1.5 1.8 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Cedric Henderson 61 18.1 5.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.2 .067 1.1 1.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Cedric Henderson 55 17.5 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.8 1.9 4.8 .389 0.0 0.1 .125 0.5 0.8 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Cedric Henderson 12 5.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 .484 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.6 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cedric Henderson
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 %
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
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 38.9 28.9 1.0 6.9 7.9 6.1 1.3 1.7 2.7 3.0 10.1 21.4 .473 1.4 3.9 .370 7.1 8.9 .806
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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