Evan Fournier vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Evan Fournier, 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.

Evan Fournier played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Evan Fournier had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Evan Fournier 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24
Josh Giddey 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Evan Fournier Josh Giddey
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Nuggets 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%
Evan Fournier 38 11.3 5.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 2.0 4.0 .493 0.6 1.4 .407 0.8 1.0 .769
difference:+16+20.2+7.2+1.6+5.2+6.9+5.2+0.4+0.4-2.4-0.1+3.2+8.4+.074+0.4+2.5+.144+0.2+0.5+.060
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%
Evan Fournier 4 13.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 2.0 .000 1.8 2.0 .875
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Evan Fournier Josh Giddey
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Evan Fournier 76 19.8 8.4 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.0 7.2 .419 1.2 3.1 .376 1.2 1.6 .756
difference:+11.4+8.2+1.5+3.7+5.2+4.7+0.4+0.3-1.5-0.5+4.1+7.5+.063+0.2+.051+0.2+0.3+.025
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
* Neiher Evan Fournier nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Evan Fournier Josh Giddey
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Orlando MagicOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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%
Evan Fournier 58 28.6 12.0 0.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.4 2.0 4.4 9.9 .440 1.5 3.9 .378 1.8 2.5 .728
difference:+22+3.5+0.3+0.9+2.8+3.8+2.7+0.6-0.7-0.6+0.6+0.7+.035+0.5+0.9+.041+0.5+0.9+.078
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%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Evan Fournier Josh Giddey
Season 2015-162024-25
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Evan Fournier 79 32.5 15.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.7 5.4 11.8 .462 2.0 4.9 .400 2.5 3.0 .836
difference:+9+2.3+0.8+1.4+3.9+5.3+4.5+0.6-1.2-1.0+0.1+0.4+.003+0.5+0.9+.022+0.2+.055
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
* Neiher Evan Fournier nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Evan Fournier played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2017 to 2024—Evan Fournier played in 3 Playoffs.