Clyde Drexler vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Clyde Drexler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Clyde Drexler 15 15 1983-84 to 1997-98
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Clyde Drexler Josh Giddey
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Clyde Drexler 82 17.2 7.7 1.4 1.5 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 6.8 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .728
difference:+28+14.3+4.8+0.4+4.5+4.9+4.5+0.4-1.7-0.9+2.1+5.6+.032+1.0+3.9+0.5+0.6+.019
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%
Clyde Drexler 5 17.0 7.2 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.4 .857
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Clyde Drexler Josh Giddey
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Clyde Drexler 80 31.9 17.2 2.7 3.2 6.0 5.5 2.2 0.9 2.8 3.3 7.2 14.5 .494 0.1 0.5 .216 2.8 3.7 .759
difference:+4+0.7+0.6+0.8+2.7+1.9+0.7+1.4+0.5-1.4+0.1+0.2+.012+0.9+2.6+.109+1.4+1.8+.028
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%
Clyde Drexler 9 37.7 16.7 3.0 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.6 1.0 3.2 4.1 6.1 14.9 .410 0.2 0.8 .286 4.2 5.0 .844
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Clyde Drexler Josh Giddey
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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%
Clyde Drexler 75 34.3 18.5 2.3 3.3 5.6 8.0 2.6 0.6 3.8 3.6 7.2 15.2 .475 0.2 0.8 .200 3.9 5.1 .769
difference:+5+9.2+6.2+0.9+1.7+0.8+3.2+1.9-1.7-2.2+2.2+4.6+0.8+2.2+.137+2.6+3.5+.037
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%
Clyde Drexler 4 36.3 18.0 2.3 4.0 6.3 6.5 1.5 0.8 4.8 4.8 6.5 14.3 .456 0.5 1.3 .400 4.5 5.8 .783
difference:+6+18.2+9.3+1.6+1.1+2.7+4.4+1.3+0.4-3.6-3.9+3.1+6.8+.003+0.7+2.1+.047+3.8+5.0+.092
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
Clyde Drexler Josh Giddey
Season 1986-872024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Clyde Drexler 82 38.0 21.7 2.8 3.5 6.3 6.9 2.5 0.9 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.2 .502 0.1 0.6 .234 4.4 5.7 .760
difference:+12+7.8+7.1+1.0+2.8+1.8+0.3+1.3+0.3-0.2-1.7+3.3+5.8+.037+1.4+3.4+.144+1.9+2.5+.021
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%
Clyde Drexler 4 38.3 24.0 4.0 3.5 7.5 3.8 1.8 0.8 1.5 4.0 9.0 19.8 .456 0.3 1.0 .250 5.8 7.3 .793
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Clyde Drexler Josh Giddey
Season 1987-882025-26
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clyde Drexler 81 37.8 27.0 3.2 3.4 6.6 5.8 2.5 0.6 2.9 3.1 10.5 20.7 .506 0.1 0.6 .212 5.9 7.2 .811
difference:+77+6.5+7.5+1.9+3.9+1.9+2.0+2.0+0.1-1.1-1.1+4.0+6.2+.058+1.4+2.9+.217+0.9+0.2+.097
Josh Giddey 4 31.3 19.5 1.3 7.3 8.5 7.8 0.5 0.5 4.0 2.0 6.5 14.5 .448 1.5 3.5 .429 5.0 7.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Clyde Drexler 4 42.5 22.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 5.3 3.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 8.0 20.8 .386 0.8 1.5 .500 5.3 7.3 .724
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Clyde Drexler played 10 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1989 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Josh Giddey, Clyde Drexler got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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