Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dean Meminger Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dean Meminger 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 and Dean Meminger both played 6 years in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dean Meminger had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Dean Meminger 6 3 1971-72 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2018-191971-72
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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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
Dean Meminger 78 15.0 4.6 - - 2.4 1.3 - - - 1.8 1.8 3.8 .474 - - - 1.0 1.8 .564
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
Dean Meminger 16 17.3 4.1 - - 2.7 1.3 - - - 2.3 1.5 3.6 .421 - - - 1.1 1.7 .630

Season 2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2019-201972-73
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Dean Meminger 80 18.2 5.7 - - 2.9 1.7 - - - 1.4 2.4 4.6 .515 - - - 1.0 1.6 .628
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
Dean Meminger 17 19.0 4.8 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 3.3 .554 - - - 1.1 2.0 .559

Season 3

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Dean Meminger 78 26.7 8.3 1.6 2.0 3.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 - 2.1 3.5 6.9 .508 - - - 1.3 2.1 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dean Meminger 12 14.9 1.9 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 - 1.6 0.9 2.7 .344 - - - 0.1 0.4 .200

Season 4

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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
Dean Meminger 80 27.2 7.9 1.1 1.6 2.7 5.0 1.5 0.1 - 2.0 2.9 6.3 .466 - - - 2.1 3.3 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dean Meminger ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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
Dean Meminger 68 20.9 6.0 1.0 1.3 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.1 - 1.7 2.3 5.6 .409 - - - 1.5 2.2 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Dean Meminger ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dean Meminger
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid 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 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
Dean Meminger 32 7.9 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.1 .417 - - - 0.4 0.7 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 5 37.6 27.6 0.6 6.0 6.6 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.4 3.0 9.6 20.6 .466 1.4 4.2 .333 7.0 9.2 .761
Dean Meminger ------- --- ----------