Connie Dierking vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Connie Dierking, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Connie Dierking played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Connie Dierking had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Connie Dierking |
10 |
5 |
1958-59 to 1970-71 |
Josh Giddey |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
64 |
11.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.362 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.593 |
Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
8.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
.167 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.778 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
71 |
15.8 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.6 |
.574 |
Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
3 |
10.7 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
.300 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Connie Dierking didn't play in 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1962-63.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
76 |
16.9 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
.372 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.675 |
Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
5 |
14.2 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.556 |
Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
68 |
19.0 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.595 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
57 |
13.7 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
.416 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.610 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
16.0 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
.900 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
77 |
24.7 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
9.5 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.744 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
37.8 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.0 |
18.8 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.000 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
81 |
32.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.7 |
14.4 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.765 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
82 |
31.0 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
9.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.762 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
76 |
32.2 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.9 |
16.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.752 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
54 |
13.6 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.388 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.685 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |