Chauncey Billups vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chauncey Billups to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Chauncey Billups.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chauncey Billups scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 9.2 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (24.4 points against 15.2). On the other hand Chauncey Billups scored a total of 4,508 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15,802 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Chauncey Billups	15.2		17
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+9.2	7

Total Points			Seasons
Chauncey Billups	15,802	+4,508	17
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7

Scoring Titles
Chauncey Billups	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	11.2	+0.4	1998	80
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	11.2		1998	80
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+7.8	2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	13.9		1999	45
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+9.8	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	8.6		2000	13
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+15.9	2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	9.3		2001	77
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+22.1	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	12.5		2002	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+17.6	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	16.2		2003	74
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+16.5	2025	76

Chauncey Billups' additional seasons:

* Chauncey Billups played 13 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2004 to 2014—he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 816 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	-	DNP	1998	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	-	DNP	1998	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	-	DNP	1999	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	-	DNP	2000	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	1.0	+1.0	2001	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	22.0		2002	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+8.2	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Chauncey Billups	18.0		2003	14
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+11.9	2025	23

Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 128 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.