Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton.

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 Khris Middleton 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 7.8 points more than Khris Middleton in his 13 seasons (24.4 points against 16.6). On the other hand Khris Middleton scored a total of 1,607 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12,901 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+7.8	7
Khris Middleton	16.6		13

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Khris Middleton	12,901	+1,607	13

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Khris Middleton	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	+4.7	2019	82
Khris Middleton	6.1		2013	27

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+6.9	2020	70
Khris Middleton	12.1		2014	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+10.3	2021	35
Khris Middleton	13.4		2015	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+6.3	2022	56
Khris Middleton	18.2		2016	79

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+16.7	2023	68
Khris Middleton	14.7		2017	29

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+10.0	2024	75
Khris Middleton	20.1		2018	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+14.4	2025	76
Khris Middleton	18.3		2019	77

Khris Middleton's additional seasons:

* Khris Middleton played 6 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 321 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.9 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Khris Middleton	-	DNP	2013	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Khris Middleton	-	DNP	2014	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Khris Middleton	15.8	+15.8	2015	6

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Khris Middleton	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Khris Middleton	14.5	+14.5	2017	6

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+5.5	2024	10
Khris Middleton	24.7		2018	7

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+13.0	2025	23
Khris Middleton	16.9		2019	15

Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 14.5.