Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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.

David Robinson 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 David Robinson 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 3.3 points more than David Robinson in his 14 seasons (24.4 points against 21.1). On the other hand David Robinson scored a total of 9,496 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (20,790 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+3.3	7
David Robinson	21.1		14

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
David Robinson	20,790	+9,496	14

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1
David Robinson	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
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
David Robinson	24.3	+13.5	1990	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70
David Robinson	25.6	+6.6	1991	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+0.5	2021	35
David Robinson	23.2		1992	68

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+1.1	2022	56
David Robinson	23.4		1993	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+1.6	2023	68
David Robinson	29.8		1994	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+2.5	2024	75
David Robinson	27.6		1995	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+7.7	2025	76
David Robinson	25.0		1996	82

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 7 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1997 to 2003—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 430 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 8.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7		2019	6
David Robinson	24.3	+10.6	1990	10

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3		2020	7
David Robinson	25.8	+9.5	1991	4

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
David Robinson	-	DNP	1992	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
David Robinson	23.1	+23.1	1993	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
David Robinson	20.0	+20.0	1994	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+4.9	2024	10
David Robinson	25.3		1995	15

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+6.3	2025	23
David Robinson	23.6		1996	10

David Robinson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, David Robinson played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 70 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 4.5.