Pau Gasol vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol 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 Pau Gasol 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 7.8 points more than Pau Gasol in his 18 seasons (24.8 points against 17.0). On the other hand Pau Gasol scored a total of 8,879 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (20,894 vs. 12,015).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Pau Gasol	17.0		18
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+7.8	8

Total Points			Seasons
Pau Gasol	20,894	+8,879	18
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015		8

Scoring Titles
Pau Gasol	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
Pau Gasol	17.6	+6.8	2002	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	19.0		2003	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	17.7		2004	78
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+6.0	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	17.8		2005	56
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+6.7	2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	20.4		2006	80
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+11.0	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	20.8		2007	59
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+9.3	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	18.9		2008	66
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+13.8	2025	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	18.9		2009	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	+13.9	2026	22

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 11 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2010 to 2019—he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 672 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	-	DNP	2002	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	-	DNP	2003	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	18.5	+18.5	2004	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	21.3	+21.3	2005	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	20.3	+20.3	2006	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	-	DNP	2007	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	16.9		2008	21
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+13.0	2025	23

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Pau Gasol	18.3	+18.3	2009	23
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 6.