Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Andrew Wiggins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andrew Wiggins and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Andrew Wiggins.

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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Andrew Wiggins scored more points 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 5.9 points more than Andrew Wiggins in his 11 seasons (24.4 points against 18.5). On the other hand Andrew Wiggins scored a total of 2,875 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (14,169 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+5.9	7
Andrew Wiggins	18.5		11

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Andrew Wiggins	14,169	+2,875	11

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Andrew Wiggins	0

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
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
Andrew Wiggins	16.9	+6.1	2015	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70
Andrew Wiggins	20.7	+1.7	2016	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+0.1	2021	35
Andrew Wiggins	23.6		2017	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+6.8	2022	56
Andrew Wiggins	17.7		2018	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+13.3	2023	68
Andrew Wiggins	18.1		2019	73

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+8.3	2024	75
Andrew Wiggins	21.8		2020	54

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+14.1	2025	76
Andrew Wiggins	18.6		2021	71

Andrew Wiggins' additional seasons:

* Andrew Wiggins played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 241 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 13.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Andrew Wiggins	15.8	+15.8	2018	5

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23
Andrew Wiggins	-	DNP	2021	0

Andrew Wiggins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Andrew Wiggins played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 11.5.