Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings.

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 Brandon Jennings 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 10.3 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (24.4 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 3,493 points more (11,294 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+10.3	7
Brandon Jennings	14.1		9

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+3,493	7
Brandon Jennings	7,801		9

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Brandon Jennings	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
Brandon Jennings	15.5	+4.7	2010	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+2.8	2020	70
Brandon Jennings	16.2		2011	63

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+4.6	2021	35
Brandon Jennings	19.1		2012	66

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+7.0	2022	56
Brandon Jennings	17.5		2013	80

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+15.9	2023	68
Brandon Jennings	15.5		2014	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+14.7	2024	75
Brandon Jennings	15.4		2015	41

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+25.8	2025	76
Brandon Jennings	6.9		2016	48

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

* Brandon Jennings played 3 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2016 to 2018—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 143 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.1 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7		2019	6
Brandon Jennings	18.7	+5.0	2010	7

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2011	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2012	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Brandon Jennings	13.3	+13.3	2013	4

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2014	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2016	0

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2.8 ppg and his lowest 2.