Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley.

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 Evan Mobley 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 8.2 points more than Evan Mobley in his 5 seasons (24.7 points against 16.5), and he also scored a total of 7,088 points more (11,750 vs. 4,662).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.7
+8.2
8
Evan Mobley 16.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,750
+7,088
8
Evan Mobley 4,662
5

Scoring Titles

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
Scoring leader
+1
Evan Mobley 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Evan Mobley (+10.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+808).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+10.7
4
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+808
4
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5
+5
Evan Mobley 0

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27
+26
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 190
+182
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 327
+242
Evan Mobley 85

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 435
+188
Evan Mobley 247

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 474
+192
Evan Mobley 282

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
+2
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+21
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+29
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
+20
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
+21
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0
Evan Mobley 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.7 8.6 17.2 50.2 1.4 3.8 35.6 6.1 7.1 86.3 8 476
difference:+8.2+2.0+5.1+4.1+0.8+1.9+3.6+3.4+3.2+17.4+3+194
Evan Mobley 16.5 6.6 12.1 54.3 0.6 1.9 32.0 2.7 3.9 68.9 5 282

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11,750 4,099 8,166 50.2 645 1,812 35.6 2,907 3,369 86.3 8 476
difference:+7,088+2,238+4,741+4.1+470+1,265+3.6+2,142+2,259+17.4+3+194
Evan Mobley 4,662 1,861 3,425 54.3 175 547 32.0 765 1,110 68.9 5 282

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+10.7+2.7+7.9+8.0+0.7+2.4+3.0+4.4+4.6+12.0+1+21
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+808+257+597+8.0+52+153+3.0+242+272+12.0+1+21
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
201982
Evan Mobley 15.0
+4.2
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+2.8
202070
Evan Mobley 16.2
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+8.0
202135
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+6.0
202256
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4
+12.2
202368
Evan Mobley 19.2
202613

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons:

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 3 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 31.5 points in a total of 165 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.7 ppg and his lowest 30.1.

In those 3 extra years over Evan Mobley, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+13.7
20196
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
+6.5
20207
Evan Mobley 9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Evan Mobley 16.0
+16.0
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Evan Mobley 17.1
+17.1
20258

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20230
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 30.0 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 29.9.