Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 12 less than Jason Terry, who played 19. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jason Terry had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Jason Terry 19 13 1999-00 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2018-191999-00
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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:+1+3.2+2.7+0.4+0.3+0.8+1.0+0.1+0.4-0.2-0.5+1.1+1.3+.061+0.2+.074+0.5+0.7+.007
Jason Terry 81 23.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.1 7.4 .415 0.6 1.9 .293 1.4 1.7 .807
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
Jason Terry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2019-202000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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:+12+3.0+0.7+0.2+2.4+2.6+1.6+0.2+0.6-1.0-0.8+0.5+2.2+.035+0.3+0.2+.048+0.4+0.7+.039
Jason Terry 82 37.7 19.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.9 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.5 7.3 16.7 .436 1.5 3.8 .395 3.7 4.4 .846
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
Jason Terry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2020-212001-02
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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:+43+4.3+4.4+1.3+1.2+0.2+1.0+0.5-0.7+1.5+0.5+.078+0.2+0.8+.031+1.7+2.1+.027
Jason Terry 78 38.0 19.3 0.5 2.9 3.5 5.7 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.7 15.6 .430 2.2 5.7 .387 3.6 4.4 .835
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2021-222002-03
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
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:+25+3.3+7.3+0.2+1.3+1.6+1.5+0.3+0.6-0.3-0.3+2.5+4.7+.025+0.4+.071+2.7+3.6+.077
Jason Terry 81 38.0 17.2 0.5 3.0 3.4 7.4 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.2 6.0 14.1 .428 2.0 5.3 .371 3.2 3.6 .887
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2022-232003-04
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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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:+13+1.8+14.6+0.3+0.5+0.7+0.1+0.1+0.8-0.4+4.2+5.5+.093+0.9+2.7+.002+7.1+7.7+.078
Jason Terry 81 37.3 16.8 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.4 1.5 0.2 2.8 2.4 6.2 14.8 .417 1.8 5.2 .347 2.7 3.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West 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:+5+4.0+17.7+0.4+2.8+3.1+0.8+0.6+0.7-0.4-0.3+5.9+10.5+.034+0.5+.067+5.8+6.5+.030
Jason Terry 80 30.0 12.4 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.4 1.4 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.7 9.3 .501 1.3 3.1 .420 1.8 2.2 .844
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+1.4+12.7+0.1+2.9+3.0+1.8+1.2-0.1-0.9+4.9+10.1+.010+0.5+0.5+.059+3.5+4.8+.094
Jason Terry 13 38.5 17.5 0.7 3.5 4.2 4.6 1.3 0.5 2.3 2.2 6.2 12.3 .506 2.1 4.2 .491 2.9 3.3 .884

Season 7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jason Terry
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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 ChampionMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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+0.8+15.6+0.5+2.5+3.0+2.6+0.4+0.7-0.7-0.3+4.8+8.1+.049+0.5+.036+5.8+6.2+.098
Jason Terry 80 35.0 17.1 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.5 6.5 13.7 .470 2.1 5.2 .411 2.1 2.6 .800
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:+1+1.4+11.0+0.5+1.9+2.4+2.7+0.5+0.9-0.6-0.3+2.7+5.1+.020+0.3+.024+5.6+6.2+.045
Jason Terry 22 38.4 18.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.5 7.4 16.8 .442 1.4 4.6 .307 2.7 3.2 .831

Additional Years

* Jason Terry played 12 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2007 to 2018—Jason Terry played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jason Terry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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