Daniel Gafford vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Daniel Gafford and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Daniel Gafford, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with 7 seasons played from 2019 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Daniel Gafford vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
191st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
174th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
234th
Blocks
237th
+300th
219th
208th
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Daniel Gafford vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
--
21st
+300th
23rd
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
118th
+300th
71st
Steals
--
96th
+300th
107th
Blocks
64th
246th
57th
161st

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
3,497 vs. 11,2947,797
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,127 vs. 2,21184
Assists
+300th
+300th
397 vs. 2,3621,965
Steals
+300th
+300th
190 vs. 666476
Blocks
237th
+300th
+63 584 vs. 370214
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
814 vs. 351463
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,313 vs. 1,860547
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,453 vs. 3,9432,490
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,048 vs. 7,8725,824
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 614614
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 1,7291,728
Free Throws Made
+300th
205th
+95 591 vs. 2,7942,203
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
270th
+30 879 vs. 3,2432,364

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
378 vs. 46284
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 71

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
48th
0 vs. 2626
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
191st
+109 256 vs. 1,186930
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
151 vs. 24897
Assists
+300th
174th
+126 18 vs. 262244
Steals
+300th
234th
+66 11 vs. 6453
Blocks
219th
208th
11 43 vs. 452
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
56 vs. 3818
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
95 vs. 210115
Field Goals Made
+300th
217th
+83 100 vs. 411311
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
237th
+63 149 vs. 878729
3-Pointers Made
+300th
185th
+115 0 vs. 7171
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
188th
+112 0 vs. 203203
Free Throws Made
+300th
144th
+156 56 vs. 293237
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
187th
+113 89 vs. 341252

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
27 vs. 4619
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 42

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
21st
9.25 vs. 24.4515.19
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.63 vs. 4.790.84
Assists per game
--
118th
1.05 vs. 5.114.06
Steals per game
--
96th
0.50 vs. 1.440.94
Blocks per game
64th
246th
182 1.54 vs. 0.800.74
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 0.761.39
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
284th
3.47 vs. 4.030.55
Field Goals Made per game
--
34th
3.84 vs. 8.534.69
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
47th
5.42 vs. 17.0411.62
3-Pointers Made per game
--
254th
0.00 vs. 1.331.33
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
165th
0.00 vs. 3.743.74
Free Throws Made per game
--
21st
1.56 vs. 6.054.48
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
36th
2.33 vs. 7.024.69

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
23rd
+277 9.48 vs. 25.7816.30
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.59 vs. 5.390.20
Assists per game
+300th
71st
+229 0.67 vs. 5.705.03
Steals per game
+300th
107th
+193 0.41 vs. 1.390.98
Blocks per game
57th
161st
104 1.59 vs. 0.980.61
Offensive Rebounds per game
209th
+300th
+91 2.07 vs. 0.831.25
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
198th
+102 3.52 vs. 4.571.05
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
35th
+265 3.70 vs. 8.935.23
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
43rd
+257 5.52 vs. 19.0913.57
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
141st
+159 0.00 vs. 1.541.54
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
131st
+169 0.00 vs. 4.414.41
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
23rd
+277 2.07 vs. 6.374.30
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
40th
+260 3.30 vs. 7.414.12

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.