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

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tony Delk, 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 Delk played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Tony Delk had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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 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
Tony Delk 10 7 1996-97 to 2005-06
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 61 14.2 5.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 2.0 4.2 .465 0.9 1.8 .464 0.7 0.8 .824
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 3 28.0 10.3 1.7 1.7 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 4.3 10.3 .419 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 -
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 Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Charlotte Hornets, Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 77 21.8 10.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.1 10.4 .393 0.5 2.0 .268 1.4 2.0 .735
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
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 Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Tony Delk 36 17.5 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.3 2.6 7.0 .364 0.4 1.8 .242 1.3 2.0 .648
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Sacramento KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Tony Delk 46 14.8 6.4 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.6 6.1 .430 0.2 0.9 .225 1.0 1.3 .797
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 5 20.4 11.2 2.2 1.4 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 3.6 8.2 .439 0.6 1.0 .600 3.4 4.6 .739
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Tony Delk 82 27.9 12.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.1 4.7 11.3 .415 0.7 2.0 .321 2.3 2.9 .787
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 4 28.8 11.8 1.3 2.8 4.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 4.5 10.8 .419 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.8 .636
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Phoenix Suns, Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 63 23.0 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.6 9.3 .384 1.1 3.4 .313 1.2 1.5 .804
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 14 16.1 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.6 4.6 .354 0.9 2.4 .394 0.5 0.9 .583
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 Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2002-03-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 67 28.0 9.8 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 8.4 .416 1.8 4.5 .395 1.0 1.3 .782
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 10 36.8 15.8 0.5 4.2 4.7 3.6 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.4 11.4 .474 2.2 4.9 .449 2.8 3.2 .875
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 33 15.4 6.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.1 5.6 .380 0.6 2.0 .303 1.1 1.3 .841
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Tony Delk 56 23.9 11.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.4 10.6 .416 1.3 3.6 .356 1.8 2.4 .757
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tony Delk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2005-06-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Tony Delk 24 16.0 7.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.2 3.0 6.7 .441 0.8 2.0 .426 0.8 1.1 .741
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 16 8.6 3.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.9 .404 0.2 0.9 .200 0.4 0.6 .700
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
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