Carmelo Anthony vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Carmelo Anthony, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 15 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19 | 13 | 2003-04 to 2021-22 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2003-04 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 82 | 36.5 | 21.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 17.9 | .426 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .322 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .777 |
| difference: | +28 | +5.0 | +8.5 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 | +2.4 | +5.5 | +.007 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.059 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +.068 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | 36.3 | 15.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 16.0 | .328 | 0.5 | 2.8 | .182 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 75 | 34.8 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 16.4 | .431 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .266 | 6.1 | 7.6 | .796 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +3.6 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | +1.7 | +.051 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.059 | +4.7 | +5.7 | +.065 | |||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 36.2 | 19.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.6 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.2 | 6.4 | .813 |
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 80 | 36.8 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 19.7 | .481 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .243 | 7.2 | 8.9 | .808 |
| difference: | +11.7 | +14.2 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -1.5 | +4.5 | +9.1 | +.006 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +.094 | +5.9 | +7.3 | +.002 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 38.6 | 21.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 19.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 7.8 | 10.4 | .750 |
| difference: | +5 | +20.5 | +12.3 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -3.1 | +3.2 | +12.3 | +.120 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +.353 | +7.1 | +9.6 | +.125 |
| 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 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 65 | 38.2 | 28.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 22.4 | .476 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .268 | 7.1 | 8.7 | .808 |
| difference: | +5 | +8.0 | +14.3 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -1.4 | +5.3 | +11.0 | +.011 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +.110 | +4.6 | +5.5 | +.027 | |
| Josh Giddey | 70 | 30.2 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .465 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .378 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .781 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 42.0 | 26.8 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 19.6 | .480 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .500 | 6.2 | 7.8 | .795 |
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Carmelo Anthony played 15 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2008 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 9 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Josh Giddey, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Scoring Leader 9 All-Star Game |