Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Zion Williamson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zion Williamson 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.

Zion Williamson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Zion Williamson has a better scoring average and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more points, and since Zion Williamson didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better playoff stats. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Zion Williamson averages 0.3 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his 7 seasons (24.7 points against 24.4). On the other hand Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a total of 6,015 points more than Zion Williamson (11,294 vs. 5,279).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4		7
Zion Williamson	24.7	+0.3	5

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+6,015	7
Zion Williamson	5,279		5

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Zion Williamson	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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