Josh Giddey vs. Eric Leckner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Leckner and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Eric Leckner, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Eric Leckner had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Eric Leckner 8 3 1988-89 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Eric Leckner 75 10.4 4.3 0.6 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.6 2.9 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 3 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Eric Leckner 77 9.9 4.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 2.0 1.6 2.9 .563 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 3 9.3 6.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.7 2.0 3.3 .600 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.7 3.0 .556

Season 3

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Eric Leckner 72 15.6 4.5 1.1 3.0 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 2.7 1.8 4.1 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .559
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Eric Leckner ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season -1991-92
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 59 12.1 3.3 0.8 2.7 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.6 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner ------- --- ----------

Note: Eric Leckner didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 5

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season -1993-94
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 71 16.4 5.1 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 2.0 4.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season -1994-95
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 57 10.9 3.9 0.8 2.2 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.5 2.9 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season -1995-96
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 18 8.6 2.4 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.0 1.6 .621 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Josh Giddey Eric Leckner
Season -1996-97
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner 20 6.3 1.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.8 0.7 1.7 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Eric Leckner ------- --- ----------