Josh Giddey vs. Bones McKinney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bones McKinney 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Bones McKinney 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Bones McKinney 6

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Bones McKinney 5

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Bones McKinney 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Giddey 0 Bones McKinney 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Giddey 0 Bones McKinney 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.5 Bones McKinney 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.7 Bones McKinney 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.3 Bones McKinney 1.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,350 Bones McKinney 2,994

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,297 Bones McKinney 373 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,884 Bones McKinney 503

Total Steals Josh Giddey 264 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 148 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 300 Bones McKinney 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .465 Bones McKinney .298

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .335 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .761 Bones McKinney .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 20.4 (2026) Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 9.9 (2026) Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 9.1 (2026) Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Bones McKinney - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Bones McKinney 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Bones McKinney 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Bones McKinney 1.1

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Bones McKinney 232

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Bones McKinney 16 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Bones McKinney 25

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Bones McKinney 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Bones McKinney .306

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Bones McKinney .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Bones McKinney - 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.