Josh Giddey vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson and Josh Giddey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Josh Giddey

vs.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Arnie Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.