Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle.

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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Julius Randle scored more points in the regular season. 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 5.4 points more than Julius Randle in his 11 seasons (24.4 points against 19.0). On the other hand Julius Randle scored a total of 2,223 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13,517 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+5.4	7
Julius Randle	19.0		11

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Julius Randle	13,517	+2,223	11

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Julius Randle	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+8.8	2019	82
Julius Randle	2.0		2015	1

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+7.7	2020	70
Julius Randle	11.3		2016	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+10.5	2021	35
Julius Randle	13.2		2017	74

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+8.4	2022	56
Julius Randle	16.1		2018	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+10.0	2023	68
Julius Randle	21.4		2019	73

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+10.6	2024	75
Julius Randle	19.5		2020	64

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+8.6	2025	76
Julius Randle	24.1		2021	71

Julius Randle's additional seasons:

* Julius Randle played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 264 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.1 ppg and his lowest 18.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+11.9	2025	23
Julius Randle	18.0		2021	5

Julius Randle's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Julius Randle played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 16.6.