De'Aaron Fox vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 3.2 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 9 seasons (24.8 points against 21.6), and he also scored a total of 291 points more (12,015 vs. 11,724).

Points Per Game			Seasons
De'Aaron Fox	21.6		9
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+3.2	8

Total Points			Seasons
De'Aaron Fox	11,724		9
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015	+291	8

Scoring Titles
De'Aaron Fox	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
De'Aaron Fox	11.6	+0.8	2018	73
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	17.3		2019	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+1.7	2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	21.1		2020	51
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+2.6	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	25.2	+0.7	2021	58
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5		2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	23.2		2022	59
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+8.2	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	25.0		2023	73
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+5.1	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	26.6		2024	74
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+6.1	2025	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	+9.3	2026	22

De'Aaron Fox's additional seasons:

* De'Aaron Fox played 1 season more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2026—he averaged 25.0 points in a total of 13 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2018	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2019	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2020	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2021	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2022	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	27.4		2023	7
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+2.8	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2024	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2025	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

De'Aaron Fox's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, De'Aaron Fox didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).