Josh Giddey vs. Jerry Kelly Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Kelly 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
Jerry Kelly: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Jerry Kelly 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Jerry Kelly 2

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Jerry Kelly 0

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Jerry Kelly 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.5 Jerry Kelly 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.7 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.3 Jerry Kelly 0.5

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,341 Jerry Kelly 262

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,290 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,878 Jerry Kelly 21

Total Steals Josh Giddey 263 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 148 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 299 Jerry Kelly 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .466 Jerry Kelly .291

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .335 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .759 Jerry Kelly .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 21.0 (2026) Jerry Kelly 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 10.0 (2026) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 9.2 (2026) Jerry Kelly 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Jerry Kelly -

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Jerry Kelly -

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Jerry Kelly -

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Jerry Kelly -

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Jerry Kelly 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Jerry Kelly -

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Jerry Kelly -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Jerry Kelly -

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Jerry Kelly -

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.