Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet 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.
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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 Fred VanVleet.
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 Fred VanVleet 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 9.9 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (24.8 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 3,811 points more (12,015 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | +9.9 | 8 |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | +3,811 | 8 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 9 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 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 Fred VanVleet (+14.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+537).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +14.8 | 4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | +537 | 4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 335 | +171 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 443 | +50 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 482 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | +47 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 | +1 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +22 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | +12 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +9.9 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +10.2 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +1 | +66 |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 4,181 | 8,306 | 50.3 | 663 | 1,842 | 36.0 | 2,990 | 3,466 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
| difference: | +3,811 | +1,418 | +1,421 | +10.2 | +723 | +1,889 | +1.1 | +1,698 | +1,968 | +0.1 | +1 | +66 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 2,763 | 6,885 | 40.1 | 1,386 | 3,731 | 37.1 | 1,292 | 1,498 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
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: | +14.8 | +5.2 | +9.8 | +7.1 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +5.0 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +2 | +13 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 39.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 38.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
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: | +537 | +192 | +327 | +7.1 | +59 | +136 | +3.3 | +212 | +247 | +0.3 | +2 | +13 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 219 | 551 | 39.7 | 130 | 339 | 38.3 | 81 | 94 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Fred VanVleet's additional seasons: | ||||
* Fred VanVleet played 1 season more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2019 | 24 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 19.6 | +19.6 | 2020 | 11 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 29.9 | +29.9 | 2025 | 23 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Fred VanVleet's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Fred VanVleet played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 7 games. |