Devin Booker vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Devin Booker 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.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Devin Booker have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 0.3 points more than Devin Booker in his 11 seasons (24.8 points against 24.5). On the other hand Devin Booker scored a total of 4,987 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17,002 vs. 12,015).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 24.5 | 11 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | +0.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 17,002 | +4,987 | 11 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+2.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+129).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | +2.2 | 4 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | +129 | 4 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1 | +1 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 2 | +2 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 475 | +140 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 335 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 656 | +213 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 443 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 688 | +206 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 482 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 7 | +5 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 35 | +1 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | +6 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | +1 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 24.5 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 35.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 87.3 | 11 | 695 |
| difference: | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +4.0 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +3 | +211 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 17,002 | 5,928 | 12,782 | 46.4 | 1,463 | 4,148 | 35.3 | 3,683 | 4,217 | 87.3 | 11 | 695 |
| difference: | +4,987 | +1,747 | +4,476 | +4.0 | +800 | +2,306 | +0.7 | +693 | +751 | +1.0 | +3 | +211 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 4,181 | 8,306 | 50.3 | 663 | 1,842 | 36.0 | 2,990 | 3,466 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 48.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 38.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +2.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +3.9 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +4.0 | +1 | |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 464 | 955 | 48.6 | 110 | 283 | 38.9 | 277 | 308 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +129 | +53 | +77 | +1.8 | +39 | +80 | +3.9 | +16 | +33 | +4.0 | +1 | |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Devin Booker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Devin Booker played 3 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 26.1 points in a total of 165 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 25. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 13.7 | +13.7 | 2019 | 6 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 16.3 | +16.3 | 2020 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | 33.7 | +33.7 | 2023 | 11 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Devin Booker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Devin Booker played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.5 ppg and his lowest 27.5. |