Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jerry Sloan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Sloan 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.

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, 4 less than Jerry Sloan, who played 11. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jerry Sloan had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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.

Rookie Season
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2018-19	1965-66
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost West Div Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+10.4	+5.1			+1.1	+1.4				-0.9	+2.2	+3.8	+.061				+0.2		+.095
Jerry Sloan	59	16.1	5.7	-	-	3.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.0	2.0	4.9	.415	-	-	-	1.7	2.4	.705
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
difference:	+4	+11.8	+7.2			+5.3	+0.2				-0.2	+2.2	+4.0	+.050				+1.3	+1.3	+.100
Jerry Sloan	2	17.0	6.5	-	-	8.0	3.0	-	-	-	3.0	2.5	6.0	.417	-	-	-	1.5	2.0	.750

Season 2
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2019-20	1966-67
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost West Div Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+2.1	+1.6			+3.2	+1.2				-2.0	+0.2	+0.7	+.039				+0.2	+0.2	+.011
Jerry Sloan	80	36.8	17.4	-	-	9.1	2.1	-	-	-	3.7	6.6	15.2	.432	-	-	-	4.3	5.3	.796
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
difference:	+4	+16.2	+6.3			+2.0	+3.8				-0.1	+1.6	+2.6	+.046				+1.1	+0.3	+.290
Jerry Sloan	3	23.7	10.0	-	-	3.3	0.3	-	-	-	2.3	4.0	10.3	.387	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667

Season 4
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2021-22	1968-69
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+3.0	+7.7			+2.9	+2.4				-1.5	+2.2	+3.8	+.036				+1.6	+1.5	+.065
Jerry Sloan	78	37.7	16.8	-	-	7.9	3.5	-	-	-	4.0	6.3	15.0	.417	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jerry Sloan played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2022-23	1969-70
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost West Div Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+1.1	+15.8			+2.2	+2.4				-0.6	+4.6	+6.4	+.089				+5.9	+4.9	+.254
Jerry Sloan	53	34.4	15.6	-	-	7.0	3.1	-	-	-	3.4	5.8	13.9	.421	-	-	-	3.9	6.0	.651
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Sloan	5	38.0	14.8	-	-	7.8	2.2	-	-	-	3.6	5.8	14.8	.392	-	-	-	3.2	5.0	.640

Season 6
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2023-24	1970-71
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+5	+5.3	+11.8			+3.3	+2.7				-1.1	+3.2	+3.0	+.094				+4.1	+3.8	+.159
Jerry Sloan	80	39.3	18.3	-	-	8.8	3.5	-	-	-	3.6	7.4	16.8	.441	-	-	-	3.5	4.9	.715
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	+0.7	+13.2			+1.8	+4.0				-0.5	+3.8	+5.7	+.060				+4.0	+4.8	+.051
Jerry Sloan	7	40.6	17.0	-	-	9.0	2.4	-	-	-	3.6	7.3	16.7	.436	-	-	-	2.4	3.3	.739

Season 7
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jerry Sloan
Season	2024-25	1971-72
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+6	+2.8	+16.5			+3.4	+3.8				-1.6	+4.8	+7.1	+.075				+4.8	+4.0	+.238
Jerry Sloan	82	37.0	16.2	-	-	8.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	6.5	14.7	.444	-	-	-	3.1	4.8	.660
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+19	+5.5	+14.1			+3.5	+4.0				-1.7	+3.6	+5.9	+.056				+5.5	+4.6	+.297
Jerry Sloan	4	42.5	15.8	-	-	8.8	2.5	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	16.0	.406	-	-	-	2.8	4.8	.579

Additional Years
* Jerry Sloan played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 1973 to 1976—Jerry Sloan played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jerry Sloan got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Defensive First Team