Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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 / 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 played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Josh Hart, who played 9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Josh Hart had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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	8	4	2018-19 to 2025-26
Josh Hart	9	3	2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+19	+3.3	+2.9		+1.4	+1.4	+2.0	+0.5	+0.2	-1.0	-0.4	+1.4	+2.7	+.007	+0.6	+1.4	+.029	+0.9	+0.9	+.098
Josh Hart	63	23.2	7.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.8	6.0	.469	1.2	3.1	.396	1.0	1.5	.702

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
Josh Hart	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+3	+9.1	+11.2	+0.2	+2.0	+2.2	+1.9	+0.1	+0.1	-1.0	-0.5	+4.0	+7.6	+.064	+0.2	+0.5	+.011	+3.3	+3.9	+.119
Josh Hart	67	25.6	7.8	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	2.2	2.8	6.9	.407	1.4	4.1	.336	0.8	1.2	.688

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
Josh Hart	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd 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	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:	+30	+6.7	+13.6	+0.4	+1.4	+1.8	+4.2	+0.2	+0.3	-1.8	-0.5	+4.7	+7.9	+.085	+0.1	+0.5	+.076	+4.0	+4.7	+.069
Josh Hart	65	27.0	10.1	0.9	5.6	6.5	1.7	1.0	0.4	1.2	2.5	3.5	8.2	.423	1.9	5.4	.342	1.3	1.8	.739

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
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:	+9	+6.0	+15.3	+0.4	+2.6	+3.0	+3.6	+0.5	+0.5	-1.8	-0.1	+5.3	+11.5	+.014	+0.3	+1.2	+.026	+4.4	+5.3	+.035
Josh Hart	47	28.7	9.2	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	2.4	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+14	+2.3	+16.5	+0.2	+2.0	+2.4	+1.4	+0.5	+0.8	-0.7		+5.1	+9.8	+.006	+0.5	+1.4	+.002	+6.8	+7.0	+.147
Josh Hart	54	33.2	14.9	1.1	6.0	7.2	4.1	1.1	0.2	2.1	2.8	5.3	10.5	.504	1.4	3.9	.343	3.0	3.9	.758

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2023-24	2022-23
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East 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:	+1	+1.7	+20.3	+1.0	+1.2	+2.3	+2.4	+0.8	+0.6	-0.7	-0.1	+7.0	+13.0	+.006	+0.5	+1.4	+.019	+5.9	+6.4	+.124
Josh Hart	76	32.3	9.8	1.9	5.9	7.8	3.8	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.6	3.6	6.8	.529	0.8	2.2	.372	1.7	2.3	.750

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:	+1	+7.8	+19.8	+0.8	+0.7	+0.2	+4.2	+0.5	+1.4	-0.3	-0.4	+7.0	+13.9	+.017	+0.7	+0.8	+.119	+5.1	+6.1	+.154
Josh Hart	11	32.1	10.4	1.6	5.7	7.4	2.2	0.8	0.3	1.9	3.5	4.1	8.5	.479	0.9	2.9	.313	1.3	2.0	.636


Season 7
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2024-25	2023-24
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East 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:	+5	+0.8	+23.3	+0.7	+2.7	+3.3	+2.3	+0.8	+0.7	-0.9	-0.1	+7.7	+13.4	+.085	+1.1	+2.5	+.065	+6.8	+7.4	+.107
Josh Hart	81	33.4	9.4	1.6	6.8	8.3	4.1	0.9	0.3	1.5	2.1	3.6	8.4	.434	1.0	3.2	.310	1.1	1.4	.791

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:	+10	+5.2	+15.4	+1.8	+4.4	+6.2	+2.0	+0.7	+0.1		-0.4	+5.0	+10.4	+.022	+0.3	+0.4	+.090	+5.6	+5.7	+.147
Josh Hart	13	42.2	14.5	2.8	8.7	11.5	4.5	1.0	0.8	2.6	3.2	5.1	11.5	.440	1.7	4.5	.373	2.7	3.7	.729


Season 8
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Hart
Season	2025-26	2024-25
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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8th 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	27	33.2	32.5	0.5	4.2	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.8	1.9	2.1	11.0	19.8	.554	2.2	5.1	.432	8.4	9.5	.883
difference:	+50	+4.4	+18.9	+1.6	+3.3	+4.9	+0.5	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-0.5	+5.8	+9.8	+.029	+1.1	+1.8	+.099	+6.3	+6.8	+.107
Josh Hart	77	37.6	13.6	2.1	7.5	9.6	5.9	1.5	0.4	2.1	2.6	5.2	10.0	.525	1.1	3.3	.333	2.1	2.7	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh Hart	18	35.7	11.6	2.4	6.3	8.8	4.4	1.1	0.6	1.9	3.4	3.8	8.0	.472	1.1	3.0	.370	2.9	3.7	.776

Additional Years

* Josh Hart played 1 season more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his season 9 in 2026—Josh Hart didn't play in the postseason but one NBA Cup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years