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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Zion Williamson

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Gilgeous-Alexander · Williamson
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
2025-26
Williamson
Pelicans
Zion Williamson
68
Games
availability
62
33.2
Minutes
per game
29.7
31.1
Points
per game
21.0
4.3
Rebounds
per game
5.7
6.6
Assists
per game
3.2
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
55.3%
Field goal %
60.0%
38.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
87.9%
Free throw %
71.6%
66.5%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
32.3%
Usage
USG%
25.0%
33.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+16.3
Net rating
on court
-1.9
20.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+11.6
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 10.1 points a game apart (31.1 vs 21.0), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 25.0%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 64.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Gilgeous-Alexander
2025-26
Williamson
56-12
Record when playing
22-40
31.3
Points at home
21.1
30.9
Points on the road
20.9
31.1
Points in wins
21.4
31.1
Points in losses
20.8
55
Season high
35
43
30-point games
5
8
Double-doubles
6
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Williamson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).