Tony Allen vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tony Allen, 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.

Tony Allen played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 7. Tony Allen had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Tony Allen 14 10 2004-05 to 2017-18
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Tony Allen 77 16.4 6.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 2.4 5.0 .475 0.2 0.4 .387 1.5 2.0 .737
difference:+5+10.1+4.4+0.4+0.3+0.1+2.5+0.2+0.2-0.7-0.1+1.8+3.7+.001+0.4+1.3+.020+0.4+0.4+.063
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 7 12.4 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.4 1.1 2.6 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .429
difference:+1+16.4+11.0+0.1+0.9+1.0+2.9+0.6+0.5-0.1-0.4+3.6+7.4+.023+1.5+3.0+2.4+2.3+.421
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

Season 2
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Tony Allen 51 19.2 7.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.4 .471 0.2 0.7 .324 2.0 2.6 .746
difference:+19+15.5+11.8+0.1+3.7+3.7+2.0+0.1+0.3-0.6-0.8+4.3+9.1+1.0+2.9+.023+2.1+2.5+.061
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
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%
Tony Allen 33 24.4 11.5 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.7 1.5 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.0 7.8 .514 0.2 1.0 .242 3.2 4.1 .784
difference:+2+9.3+12.2+0.6+1.5+0.9+4.2+0.7+0.3-0.7-0.6+4.2+8.3+.006+1.8+3.9+.176+2.1+2.4+.024
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tony Allen nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Tony Allen 75 18.3 6.6 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 5.2 .434 0.2 0.8 .316 1.8 2.4 .762
difference:+19+16.4+17.9+0.2+2.5+2.8+4.4+0.5+0.5-1.3-0.3+6.2+13.6+.019+1.4+4.5+.016+4.1+4.8+.048
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 15 4.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.3 .400
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Tony Allen 46 19.3 7.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.4 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 6.2 .482 0.1 0.6 .222 1.7 2.4 .725
difference:+22+16.2+23.6+0.4+2.2+2.5+4.1+0.4+0.5-1.1-0.7+7.4+14.1+.028+0.8+1.9+.123+8.1+8.5+.180
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 10 6.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsThunder 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%
Tony Allen 54 16.5 6.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.2 2.0 2.4 4.7 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .605
difference:+21+17.5+24.0+0.1+3.0+2.8+4.9+0.9+0.5-1.0-0.5+8.2+15.1+.025+1.3+3.5+.353+6.3+6.5+.269
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 24 16.3 5.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.0 4.1 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .778
difference:+14+23.6+25.1+0.3+5.2+5.5+5.7+0.3+1.1-1.2-0.7+9.1+18.3+.016+1.6+3.5+.432+5.2+6.6+.012
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

Season 7
Tony Allen Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Tony Allen 72 20.8 8.9 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.5 6.8 .510 0.1 0.3 .174 1.9 2.5 .753
difference:+4+13.4+23.8+0.1+2.4+2.3+5.0+0.1+0.4-1.2+7.8+15.0+.009+2.0+5.4+.201+6.0+6.3+.145
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 13 26.9 8.8 1.2 1.8 2.9 1.5 1.9 0.4 1.8 3.3 3.3 7.8 .426 0.1 0.5 .143 2.1 3.2 .659
difference:+10+10.1+21.1+0.2+2.5+2.4+5.0+0.2+0.5-0.8-0.5+6.8+14.1+.036+1.3+4.4+.140+6.2+6.2+.217
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

Additional Years

* Tony Allen played 7 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2012 to 2018—Tony Allen played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tony Allen got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
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