Zach Edey vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 8. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 8 | 4 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +16 | +5.0 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +2.7 | +5.5 | +2.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +.104 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.021 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.091 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.8 | +7.4 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +5.1 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +2.2 | +6.2 | +.200 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +.136 | |
| 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 |
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| Zach Edey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 9 | 25.9 | 14.2 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 8.8 | .671 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .808 |
| difference: | +61 | +8.8 | +4.8 | +3.4 | +2.2 | +5.7 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +1.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | +0.9 | +5.7 | +.200 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.014 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +.001 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 6 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2021 to 2026—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Zach Edey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 3 All-Star Game |