Ray Allen vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ray Allen 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.

Ray Allen 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 Ray Allen 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 5.5 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (24.4 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 13,211 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24,505 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Ray Allen	18.9		18
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+5.5	7

Total Points			Seasons
Ray Allen	24,505	+13,211	18
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7

Scoring Titles
Ray Allen	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
Ray Allen	13.4	+2.6	1997	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	19.5	+0.5	1998	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	17.1		1999	50
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+6.6	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.1		2000	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+2.4	2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0		2001	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+9.4	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	21.8		2002	69
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+8.3	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.5		2003	76
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+10.2	2025	76

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 11 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2004 to 2014—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 777 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	1997	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

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

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.3	+22.3	1999	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0	+22.0	2000	5
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	25.1	+25.1	2001	18
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2002	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2003	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 145 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 9.3.