Josh Giddey vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,405 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,314 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,905 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Josh Giddey 266 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 150 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Josh Giddey 303 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .465 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .336 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .762 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 20.1 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 9.3 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 8.8 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)