Kevin Garnett vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Garnett 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.

Kevin Garnett is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Kevin Garnett 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 6.6 points more than Kevin Garnett in his 21 seasons (24.4 points against 17.8). On the other hand Kevin Garnett scored a total of 14,777 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26,071 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Kevin Garnett	17.8		21
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+6.6	7

Total Points			Seasons
Kevin Garnett	26,071	+14,777	21
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7

Scoring Titles
Kevin Garnett	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
Kevin Garnett	10.4		1996	80
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+0.4	2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	17.0		1997	77
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+2.0	2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	18.5		1998	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+5.2	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	20.8		1999	47
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+3.7	2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	22.9		2000	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+8.5	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	22.0		2001	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+8.1	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	21.2		2002	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+11.5	2025	76

Kevin Garnett's additional seasons:

* Kevin Garnett played 15 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2003 to 2016—he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 980 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	-	DNP	1996	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	17.3	+1.0	1997	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3		2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	15.8	+15.8	1998	5
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	21.8	+21.8	1999	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	18.8	+18.8	2000	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	21.0		2001	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+9.2	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kevin Garnett	24.0		2002	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+5.9	2025	23

Kevin Garnett's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Garnett played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 120 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 6.9.