With an average of 30.1 points this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranked third among the best scorers in the league, confirming his status as a benchmark scorer in the NBA, one year after finishing in fourth place with an average of 31.4 points in 2022/23.
Player who has the most games at 20+ points (69) and 30+ points (51) this season, “SGA” is not even in the Top 5 of those who have the most games at 40+ points ( 6) and he has never exceeded the 50 point mark, unlike Malachi Flynn, to name but one. Proof that the Canadian's strength lies mainly in his consistency, while his “career high” only amounts to 44 “small” points.
“ My whole life is based on regularity. Everything I do. What I eat, when I fall asleep, my recovery… » he explainedduring March.
Nearly 50% of his matches between 30 and 34 points!
When we lean in detail on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's scoring performances in 2023/24, we see that consistency is the word that defines him wonderfully.
Thus, 89% of his matches (67 out of 75) ended with a total of points between 20 and 40. The remaining eight correspond to his six matches below 20 points and his two matches above 40 points.
Even crazier fact: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander completed 46% of his matches between 30 and 34 points, an absolutely remarkable stability, even if he sometimes forced a little to achieve it…
Even more: the standard deviation of the Converse muse's scoring is “only” 6.75 this year. Of the 82 seasons recorded with a minimum of 30 points per match, two players do better and they are Oscar Robertson (6.71 in 1963/64) and… “SGA” himself in 2022/23, with a standard deviation in scoring of 6.68.
In the playoffs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems to have maintained similar bases in attack, since he scored 28 then 33 points in his first two games (won) of the first round against the Pelicans. An average of 30.5 points, in perfect line with what he achieved in the regular season. Did you say regularity?
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | LAKE | 82 | 27 | 47.6 | 36.7 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 70 | 35 | 47.1 | 34.7 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
| 2020-21 | OKAY | 35 | 34 | 50.8 | 41.8 | 80.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 23.7 |
| 2021-22 | OKAY | 56 | 35 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 81.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 24.5 |
| 2022-23 | OKAY | 68 | 36 | 51.0 | 34.5 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 31.4 |
| 2023-24 | OKAY | 75 | 34 | 53.5 | 35.3 | 87.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 30.1 |
| Total | 386 | 33 | 49.6 | 34.9 | 85.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 22.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
