Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert.

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 Rudy Gobert 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 11.8 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (24.4 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 836 points more (11,294 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+11.8	7
Rudy Gobert	12.6		12

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+836	7
Rudy Gobert	10,458		12

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Rudy Gobert	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	+8.5	2019	82
Rudy Gobert	2.3		2014	45

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+10.6	2020	70
Rudy Gobert	8.4		2015	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+14.6	2021	35
Rudy Gobert	9.1		2016	61

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+10.5	2022	56
Rudy Gobert	14.0		2017	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+17.9	2023	68
Rudy Gobert	13.5		2018	56

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+14.2	2024	75
Rudy Gobert	15.9		2019	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+17.6	2025	76
Rudy Gobert	15.1		2020	68

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 5 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 355 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Rudy Gobert	-	DNP	2014	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Rudy Gobert	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Rudy Gobert	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Rudy Gobert	11.6	+11.6	2017	9

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Rudy Gobert	13.2	+13.2	2018	11

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+19.0	2024	10
Rudy Gobert	11.2		2019	5

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+13.0	2025	23
Rudy Gobert	16.9		2020	7

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.7 points in a total of 52 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.