Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jim Spanarkel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Spanarkel 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jim Spanarkel, who played 5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jim Spanarkel had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Jim Spanarkel 5 1 1979-80 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2018-191979-80
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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
Jim Spanarkel 40 11.1 5.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 3.8 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.6 .831
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
Jim Spanarkel 5 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2019-201980-81
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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
Jim Spanarkel 82 28.3 14.4 1.7 1.9 3.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.1 2.8 4.9 10.6 .467 0.0 0.1 .100 4.6 5.2 .887
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
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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 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
Jim Spanarkel 82 21.4 10.1 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.7 3.3 6.9 .479 0.1 0.3 .333 3.4 4.0 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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
Jim Spanarkel 48 15.0 5.7 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.1 .462 0.0 0.2 .200 1.8 2.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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
Jim Spanarkel 7 7.7 3.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.3 .438 0.1 0.3 .500 1.3 1.9 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jim Spanarkel
Season 2023-24-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBD-
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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
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------
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