Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 Isaiah Hartenstein both played 7 years in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Isaiah Hartenstein 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 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+54+18.6+8.9+0.1+1.2+1.1+2.8+0.9+0.1-1.2-0.1+3.5+7.2+.012+0.5+1.5+.034+1.5+1.9+.014
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
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
difference:+4+27.8+11.7+0.2+2.0+2.2+3.2+1.0+0.8-0.8-2.3+3.7+9.0+.533+1.5+3.0+2.8+3.3
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+47+23.1+14.3+0.6+2.5+2.0+2.5+0.7+0.2-1.2-0.1+4.9+11.6+.186+1.2+3.4+.347+3.3+3.9+.128
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
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
Isaiah Hartenstein DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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:+11+21.5+18.6+0.9+1.7+0.8+4.7+0.4+0.1-2.0-0.3+6.2+12.4+.042+2.0+4.8+.085+4.3+5.0+.160
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers
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:+12+16.8+16.2+1.0+1.1+0.1+3.5+0.6+0.3-1.6+5.1+13.4+.173+1.4+4.9+.167+4.6+5.3+.121
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+14+15.6+26.4+1.6+1.7+4.3+1.0+0.2-2.0-0.2+8.3+16.3+.025+0.8+2.0+.129+9.2+10.0+.229
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+8.7+22.3+2.4+0.4+2.8+3.7+0.8+0.2-1.0-0.3+7.5+14.9+.109+1.3+3.6+6.1+6.6+.167
Isaiah Hartenstein 75 25.3 7.8 3.3 5.1 8.3 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 3.1 4.9 .644 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .707
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:+3+10.1+21.7+3.0+2.3+0.6+2.9+1.0+0.8-0.7-0.1+7.6+16.6+.096+1.5+3.5+.068+4.9+6.4+.074
Isaiah Hartenstein 13 29.8 8.5 3.8 4.1 7.8 3.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.2 3.5 5.8 .592 0.1 0.2 .500 1.5 1.7 .864

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
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 ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+19+6.3+21.5+2.0+3.8+5.7+2.6+0.9+0.1-0.7-0.8+6.4+13.4+.062+2.1+5.4+.375+6.5+6.7+.223
Isaiah Hartenstein 57 27.9 11.2 2.9 7.9 10.7 3.8 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.0 4.9 8.4 .581 0.0 0.3 .000 1.4 2.1 .675
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:+14.6+21.8+1.7+0.5+2.2+4.3+0.9+0.4-1.4-0.3+6.5+16.1+.157+1.4+4.9+7.4+8.1+.209
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 22.4 8.1 2.7 4.8 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.5 3.6 5.8 .619 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .667
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