Eric Bledsoe vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Eric Bledsoe, 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.
Eric Bledsoe played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Eric Bledsoe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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 |
| Eric Bledsoe |
12 |
5 |
2010-11 to 2021-22 |
| Josh Giddey |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Eric Bledsoe |
Josh Giddey |
| Season |
2010-11 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
Los Angeles Clippers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
81 |
22.7 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
.424 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.276 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.744 |
| difference: | +27 | +8.8 | +5.8 | +1.0 | +4.1 | +5.0 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.8 | | +2.7 | +6.4 | +.005 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +.013 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.035 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Eric Bledsoe nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
40 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.389 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.636 |
| difference: | +36 | +19.6 | +13.3 | +1.3 | +4.8 | +6.3 | +4.5 | | | -1.6 | -0.4 | +5.9 | +11.5 | +.093 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.125 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.095 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
11 |
17.2 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
.587 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.429 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.625 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
76 |
20.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
.445 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.397 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.791 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.7 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +1.7 | +3.1 | +.030 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.060 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.015 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
6 |
16.2 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
.111 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.667 |
| difference: | +4 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.047 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +.242 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.208 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Bledsoe |
43 |
32.9 |
17.7 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
12.9 |
.477 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.357 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.772 |
| difference: | +27 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.012 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.021 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Eric Bledsoe nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Eric Bledsoe played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2015 to 2022—Eric Bledsoe played in 3 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Josh Giddey, Eric Bledsoe got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
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