Earl Boykins vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Earl Boykins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Earl Boykins played 13 years in the NBA, 10 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Earl Boykins had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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 achivements, 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 |
Earl Boykins |
13 |
3 |
1998-99 to 2011-12 |
Josh Giddey |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Earl Boykins |
Josh Giddey |
Season |
1998-99 | 2021-22 |
Team |
New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
22 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.380 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.167 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
26 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.483 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.400 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.783 |
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 |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
10 |
14.9 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.397 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.125 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
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 |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
7 |
21.0 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.464 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.385 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
68 |
11.2 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.400 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.310 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.770 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
68 |
19.4 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.429 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.377 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.865 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
82 |
22.5 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
.419 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.322 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.877 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
24.0 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.444 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
82 |
26.4 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.413 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.337 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
.921 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
30.4 |
14.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
13.6 |
.397 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
.000 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
60 |
25.7 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
11.0 |
.410 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.346 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.874 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
5 |
28.0 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
.322 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
.211 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
66 |
30.8 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
11.7 |
.420 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.397 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.898 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
36 |
16.0 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.355 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.318 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.831 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Earl Boykins didn't play in 2008-09.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
67 |
16.7 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.427 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.317 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.865 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
57 |
15.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
.443 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.380 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.841 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
8 |
13.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.222 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.867 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Earl Boykins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |