Clint Capela vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Clint Capela, 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 / 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.

Clint Capela played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Clint Capela had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Clint Capela 11 8 2014-15 to 2024-25
Josh Giddey 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Clint Capela Josh Giddey
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 12 7.5 2.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.2 2.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.9 .174
difference:+42+24.0+9.8+1.0+3.8+4.8+6.2+0.8+0.4-2.8-0.4+4.0+10.0+.064+1.0+3.9+0.7+0.4+.535
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 17 7.5 3.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.2 1.8 .677 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.7 .517
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Clint Capela Josh Giddey
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 77 19.1 7.0 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.8 2.5 3.0 5.2 .582 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .379
difference:+1+12.1+9.6+0.6+2.0+1.5+5.6+0.8-2.0-0.6+4.1+9.5+.100+1.0+3.1+0.4+0.8+.352
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 5 8.6 1.6 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Clint Capela Josh Giddey
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 65 23.9 12.6 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.3 2.8 5.6 8.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.7 .531
difference:+15+1.2+0.3+1.3+0.4+1.7+3.8+0.2+0.6-0.8-1.4+0.6+1.9+.168+1.0+3.0+0.1+1.1+.275
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 11 26.0 10.5 2.4 6.4 8.7 1.1 0.7 2.5 0.7 2.5 4.2 7.5 .561 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.5 .615
difference:+1+7.9+1.8+1.7+3.5+5.1+1.0+0.5+2.1-0.5-1.6+0.8+.108+1.2+3.3+.353+1.5+2.7+.260
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
Clint Capela Josh Giddey
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 74 27.5 13.9 3.3 7.6 10.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 1.4 2.5 6.0 9.1 .652 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .560
difference:+4+2.7+0.7+1.5+1.3+2.7+6.3+0.4+1.3-1.5-0.8+0.7+2.3+.187+1.5+4.0+0.6+0.3+.221
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clint Capela 17 30.6 12.7 3.6 8.0 11.6 1.3 0.8 2.1 0.9 2.2 5.6 8.5 .660 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.2 .473
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Clint Capela played 7 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2019 to 2025—Clint Capela played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Josh Giddey, Clint Capela got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Rebounds Leader
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