Zelmo Beaty vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Zelmo Beaty, 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.

Zelmo Beaty played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 6. Zelmo Beaty had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
Zelmo Beaty 8 7 1962-63 to 1974-75
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1962-632018-19
Team St. Louis HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsClippers 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 24.0 10.2 - - 8.3 1.1 - - - 3.9 3.7 8.5 .439 - - - 2.8 3.8 .717
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 11 27.9 10.3 - - 7.6 1.0 - - - 4.3 3.9 8.8 .443 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
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

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1963-642019-20
Team St. Louis HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsThunder 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 59 32.6 13.1 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 4.4 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.4 4.6 .741
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 12 36.3 14.3 - - 9.5 1.0 - - - 4.7 5.3 10.1 .521 - - - 3.8 6.4 .597
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

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1964-652020-21
Team St. Louis HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 36.5 16.9 - - 12.1 1.4 - - - 4.1 6.3 13.1 .482 - - - 4.3 6.0 .715
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 4 38.5 19.3 - - 13.8 0.3 - - - 4.8 7.3 14.8 .492 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1965-662021-22
Team St. Louis HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 38.4 20.7 - - 13.6 1.6 - - - 4.3 7.7 16.3 .473 - - - 5.3 7.0 .758
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 10 41.8 19.0 - - 13.1 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.3 14.8 .493 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1966-672022-23
Team St. Louis HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 48 34.6 17.8 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.5 .473 - - - 4.1 5.4 .758
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 9 35.3 15.9 - - 9.9 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.1 11.6 .442 - - - 5.7 7.2 .785
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1967-682023-24
Team St. Louis HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 82 37.4 21.1 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 3.6 7.8 16.0 .488 - - - 5.5 7.0 .794
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 6 39.8 21.5 - - 13.5 2.5 - - - 4.3 7.2 15.3 .467 - - - 7.2 9.2 .782
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811

Season 7

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1968-69-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 72 35.8 21.5 - - 11.1 1.8 - - - 3.8 8.2 17.4 .470 - - - 5.1 7.0 .731
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 11 43.0 22.5 - - 12.9 2.3 - - - 4.3 9.3 21.5 .432 - - - 3.9 5.8 .672
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Note: Zelmo Beaty didn't play in 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Season 8

Zelmo Beaty Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1974-75-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 69 17.6 5.5 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 - 1.9 2.0 4.5 .439 - - - 1.6 2.0 .800
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------