Desmond Bane vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Desmond Bane 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Desmond Bane, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2021 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, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—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.

Desmond Bane vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
191st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
174th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
234th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
208th
Years5744

Desmond Bane vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
--
21st
182nd
23rd
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
118th
+300th
71st
Steals
--
96th
+300th
107th
Blocks
--
246th
+300th
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:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,580 vs. 11,2945,714
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,438 vs. 2,211773
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,179 vs. 2,3621,183
Steals
+300th
+300th
312 vs. 666354
Blocks
+300th
+300th
117 vs. 370253
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
218 vs. 351133
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,220 vs. 1,860640
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,045 vs. 3,9431,898
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,333 vs. 7,8723,539
3-Pointers Made
253rd
+300th
+47 812 vs. 614198
3-Pointers Attempted
298th
+300th
+2 1,979 vs. 1,729250
Free Throws Made
+300th
205th
+95 678 vs. 2,7942,116
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
270th
+30 768 vs. 3,2432,475

Games and Years:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
313 vs. 462149
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 72

Triple-Doubles:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
202nd
73 1 vs. 21

Rankings by Points Scored:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
48th
228 2 vs. 2624
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
191st
+109 455 vs. 1,186731
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
125 vs. 248123
Assists
+300th
174th
+126 68 vs. 262194
Steals
+300th
234th
+66 21 vs. 6443
Blocks
+300th
208th
+92 13 vs. 4532
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
19 vs. 3819
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
106 vs. 210104
Field Goals Made
+300th
217th
+83 156 vs. 411255
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
237th
+63 357 vs. 878521
3-Pointers Made
183rd
185th
2 72 vs. 711
3-Pointers Attempted
218th
188th
30 182 vs. 20321
Free Throws Made
+300th
144th
+156 71 vs. 293222
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
187th
+113 79 vs. 341262

Games and Years:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
27 vs. 4619
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 40

Triple-Doubles:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Desmond Bane 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:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
21st
17.83 vs. 24.456.62
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.59 vs. 4.790.19
Assists per game
--
118th
3.77 vs. 5.111.35
Steals per game
--
96th
1.00 vs. 1.440.44
Blocks per game
--
246th
0.37 vs. 0.800.43
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.760.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
284th
3.90 vs. 4.030.13
Field Goals Made per game
--
34th
6.53 vs. 8.532.00
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
47th
13.84 vs. 17.043.20
3-Pointers Made per game
15th
254th
239 2.59 vs. 1.331.27
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
165th
6.32 vs. 3.742.58
Free Throws Made per game
--
21st
2.17 vs. 6.053.88
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
36th
2.45 vs. 7.024.57

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
182nd
23rd
159 16.85 vs. 25.788.93
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.63 vs. 5.390.76
Assists per game
+300th
71st
+229 2.52 vs. 5.703.18
Steals per game
+300th
107th
+193 0.78 vs. 1.390.61
Blocks per game
+300th
161st
+139 0.48 vs. 0.980.50
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.830.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
289th
198th
91 3.93 vs. 4.570.64
Field Goals Made per game
236th
35th
201 5.78 vs. 8.933.16
Field Goals Attempted per game
227th
43rd
184 13.22 vs. 19.095.86
3-Pointers Made per game
10th
141st
131 2.67 vs. 1.541.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
18th
131st
113 6.74 vs. 4.412.33
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
23rd
+277 2.63 vs. 6.373.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
40th
+260 2.93 vs. 7.414.49

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.