Rudy Fernandez vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Rudy Fernandez, 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.

Rudy Fernandez played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Rudy Fernandez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Rudy Fernandez 4 3 2008-09 to 2011-12
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Fernandez Josh Giddey
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rudy Fernandez 78 25.6 10.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.4 3.4 8.1 .425 2.0 5.1 .399 1.5 1.8 .839
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 %
Rudy Fernandez 6 27.0 7.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.0 1.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 5.8 .429 1.3 3.2 .421 1.2 1.2 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rudy Fernandez Josh Giddey
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rudy Fernandez 62 23.2 8.1 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 6.8 .378 1.6 4.3 .368 1.4 1.6 .867
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 %
Rudy Fernandez 6 19.8 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.0 4.5 .444 1.8 3.8 .478 1.0 1.3 .750
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rudy Fernandez Josh Giddey
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Fernandez 78 23.3 8.6 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.7 7.4 .370 1.5 4.6 .321 1.6 1.9 .863
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 %
Rudy Fernandez 6 13.5 2.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 .222 0.5 1.7 .300 1.0 1.5 .667
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

Season 4
Rudy Fernandez Josh Giddey
Season 2011-12-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Rudy Fernandez 31 22.9 8.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.2 3.2 7.3 .440 1.3 3.9 .328 1.0 1.4 .698
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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