Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. De'Anthony Melton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Anthony Melton 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 and De'Anthony Melton both played 6 years in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while De'Anthony Melton 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
De'Anthony Melton 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers 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 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
De'Anthony Melton 50 19.7 5.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 .391 0.6 1.9 .305 0.4 0.6 .750
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
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
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
De'Anthony Melton 60 19.5 7.6 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.9 1.3 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.7 .401 0.7 2.3 .286 1.6 2.0 .769
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
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
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
De'Anthony Melton 52 20.1 9.1 0.6 2.5 3.1 2.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.3 7.6 .438 1.7 4.1 .412 0.8 1.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton 5 16.6 6.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.2 6.2 .355 1.2 4.0 .300 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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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
De'Anthony Melton 73 22.7 10.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.7 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.8 9.5 .404 1.9 5.1 .374 1.2 1.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton 10 17.0 5.6 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.9 2.1 6.5 .323 1.1 4.4 .250 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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
De'Anthony Melton 77 27.9 10.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.6 1.6 0.5 1.3 2.5 3.6 8.5 .425 2.0 5.2 .390 0.9 1.1 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton 11 24.9 7.9 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 2.8 7.4 .383 1.7 4.5 .388 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander De'Anthony Melton
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBD76ers 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 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
De'Anthony Melton 38 26.9 11.1 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 1.6 0.4 1.0 2.2 3.7 9.5 .386 2.0 5.6 .360 1.7 2.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811
De'Anthony Melton 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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