Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen 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

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, 10 less than Scottie Pippen, who played 17. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Scottie Pippen had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Scottie Pippen	17	16	1987-88 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2018-19	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf 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:	+3	+5.6	+2.9	+0.8	+0.2	+1.0	+1.2		+0.2		-0.6	+0.9	+1.6	+.013	+0.5	+1.4	+.193	+0.6	+0.2	+.224
Scottie Pippen	79	20.9	7.9	1.5	2.3	3.8	2.1	1.2	0.7	1.7	2.7	3.3	7.1	.463	0.1	0.3	.174	1.3	2.2	.576

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	+0.6	+3.7	+1.7	+0.8	+2.5	+0.8	+0.2		-1.8	-0.5	+0.1	+0.1	+.002	+1.2	+2.4		+2.3	+2.6	+.136
Scottie Pippen	10	29.4	10.0	2.4	2.8	5.2	2.4	0.8	0.8	2.6	3.3	4.6	9.9	.465	0.3	0.6	.500	0.5	0.7	.714


Season 2
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2019-20	1988-89
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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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	+1.6	+4.6	+1.2	+1.0	+0.2	+0.2	+0.8	+0.1	-0.8	-1.9	+1.1	+2.6	+.005	+0.9	+2.5	+.074	+1.3	+1.0	+.139
Scottie Pippen	73	33.1	14.4	1.9	4.2	6.1	3.5	1.9	0.8	2.7	3.6	5.7	11.9	.476	0.3	1.1	.273	2.8	4.1	.668

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:	+10	+3.5	+3.2	+1.6	+0.7	+2.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.5	-0.3	-1.3	+0.7	+2.2	+.029	+0.7	+1.7	+.007	+1.2	+0.4	+.317
Scottie Pippen	17	36.4	13.1	2.0	5.6	7.6	3.9	1.4	0.9	2.4	3.7	4.9	10.7	.462	1.3	3.3	.393	1.9	2.9	.640


Season 3
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2020-21	1989-90
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+47	+4.7	+7.2	+1.3	+0.6	+2.0	+0.5	+1.8	+0.5	-0.4	-1.6	+1.3	+2.1	+.019	+1.7	+3.5	+.168	+2.9	+2.9	+.133
Scottie Pippen	82	38.4	16.5	1.8	4.8	6.7	5.4	2.6	1.2	3.4	3.6	6.9	14.0	.489	0.3	1.4	.250	2.4	3.6	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	15	40.8	19.3	2.2	5.0	7.2	5.5	2.1	1.3	3.3	4.1	6.9	14.0	.495	0.7	2.1	.323	4.7	6.7	.710


Season 4
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2021-22	1990-91
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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:	+26	+2.1	+6.7	+1.3	+1.0	+2.3	+0.3	+1.1	+0.3		-0.8	+1.2	+4.7	+.067	+1.3	+4.5	+.009	+3.0	+3.1	+.104
Scottie Pippen	82	36.8	17.8	2.0	5.3	7.3	6.2	2.4	1.1	2.8	3.3	7.3	14.1	.520	0.3	0.8	.309	2.9	4.1	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	17	41.4	21.6	2.2	6.7	8.9	5.8	2.5	1.1	3.2	3.4	8.4	16.6	.504	0.2	1.0	.235	4.7	5.9	.792


Season 5
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2022-23	1991-92
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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	+3.1	+10.4	+1.4	+1.4	+2.9	+1.5	+0.3	+0.1	-0.3	-0.2	+2.0	+3.7	+.004	+0.7	+1.5	+.145	+5.8	+5.6	+.145
Scottie Pippen	82	38.6	21.0	2.3	5.4	7.7	7.0	1.9	1.1	3.1	3.0	8.4	16.6	.506	0.2	1.0	.200	4.0	5.3	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	22	40.9	19.5	2.7	6.1	8.8	6.7	1.9	1.1	3.2	3.3	6.9	14.8	.468	0.3	1.1	.250	5.4	7.0	.761


Season 6
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2023-24	1992-93
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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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:	+6	+4.6	+11.5	+1.6	+0.5	+2.2	+0.1	+0.1		-0.8	-0.2	+2.8	+3.4	+.062	+1.0	+2.5	+.116	+4.7	+4.4	+.211
Scottie Pippen	81	38.6	18.6	2.5	5.2	7.7	6.3	2.1	0.9	3.0	2.7	7.8	16.4	.473	0.3	1.1	.237	2.9	4.3	.663

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:	+9	+1.6	+10.1	+1.1	+1.4	+0.3	+0.8	+0.9	+1.0	-1.5	-0.2	+3.1	+5.2	+.031	+1.4	+2.8	+.256	+2.5	+2.0	+.152
Scottie Pippen	19	41.5	20.1	1.9	5.0	6.9	5.6	2.2	0.7	3.7	3.3	8.0	17.2	.465	0.2	0.9	.176	3.9	6.1	.638


Season 7
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scottie Pippen
Season	2024-25	1993-94
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls 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:	+4	+4.1	+10.7	+1.5	+2.2	+3.7	+0.8	+1.2	+0.2	-0.8	-1.0	+2.6	+4.0	+.028	+1.2	+3.0	+.055	+4.1	+3.1	+.238
Scottie Pippen	72	38.3	22.0	2.4	6.3	8.7	5.6	2.9	0.8	3.2	3.2	8.7	17.8	.491	0.9	2.7	.320	3.8	5.7	.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:	+13	+1.4	+7.1	+0.7	+2.3	+3.0	+1.9	+0.7	+0.2	-1.1	-0.5	+1.6	+2.3	+.028	+0.2	+0.4	+.016	+3.7	+4.2	+.009
Scottie Pippen	10	38.4	22.8	1.7	6.6	8.3	4.6	2.4	0.7	3.7	3.3	8.5	19.6	.434	1.2	4.5	.267	4.6	5.2	.885


Additional Years
* Scottie Pippen played 10 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 17, from 1995 to 2004—Scottie Pippen played in 9 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 10 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Scottie Pippen got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Steals Leader 3 All-Star Game

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen 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

Additional Years