Josh Giddey vs. Haywood Highsmith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Haywood Highsmith 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
Haywood Highsmith: 2018-19 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Haywood Highsmith 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Haywood Highsmith 5

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Haywood Highsmith 4

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Haywood Highsmith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.2 Haywood Highsmith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 Haywood Highsmith 3.1

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.1 Haywood Highsmith 1.1

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Haywood Highsmith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Haywood Highsmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,020 Haywood Highsmith 1,171

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,134 Haywood Highsmith 681

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,734 Haywood Highsmith 233

Total Steals Josh Giddey 246 Haywood Highsmith 160

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 142 Haywood Highsmith 87

Total Games Josh Giddey 284 Haywood Highsmith 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Haywood Highsmith .449

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .331 Haywood Highsmith .374

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .762 Haywood Highsmith .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 19.5 (2026) Haywood Highsmith 6.5 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 8.5 (2026) Haywood Highsmith 3.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 7.8 (2026) Haywood Highsmith 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Haywood Highsmith 0.9 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Haywood Highsmith 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Haywood Highsmith 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Haywood Highsmith 1.6

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Haywood Highsmith 0.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Haywood Highsmith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Haywood Highsmith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Haywood Highsmith 122

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Haywood Highsmith 56

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Haywood Highsmith 20

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Haywood Highsmith 14

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Haywood Highsmith 5

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Haywood Highsmith 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Haywood Highsmith .516

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Haywood Highsmith .404

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Haywood Highsmith .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Haywood Highsmith 7.3 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Haywood Highsmith 3.3 (2025)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Haywood Highsmith 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Haywood Highsmith 0.8 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Haywood Highsmith 0.5 (2025)