Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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 Ben Wallace.

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 stats than Ben Wallace in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18.7 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (24.4 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 5,040 points more (11,294 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+18.7	7
Ben Wallace	5.7		16

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+5,040	7
Ben Wallace	6,254		16

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Ben Wallace	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	+9.7	2019	82
Ben Wallace	1.1		1997	34

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+15.9	2020	70
Ben Wallace	3.1		1998	67

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+17.7	2021	35
Ben Wallace	6.0		1999	46

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+19.7	2022	56
Ben Wallace	4.8		2000	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+25.0	2023	68
Ben Wallace	6.4		2001	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+22.5	2024	75
Ben Wallace	7.6		2002	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+25.8	2025	76
Ben Wallace	6.9		2003	73

Ben Wallace's additional seasons:

* Ben Wallace played 11 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2004 to 2012—he averaged 5.7 points in a total of 771 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.7 ppg and his lowest 1.4.

Playoffs

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

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

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	1999	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	2000	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	2001	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+22.9	2024	10
Ben Wallace	7.3		2002	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+21.0	2025	23
Ben Wallace	8.9		2003	17

Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 129 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 1.1.