Jamal Crawford vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 15 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Crawford Josh Giddey
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
difference:+7+14.3+7.9+1.7+4.7+6.3+4.1+0.2+0.2-1.8-0.5+3.4+7.4+.067+0.3+2.0+.087+0.6+0.9+.085
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
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jamal Crawford Josh Giddey
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma 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%
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
difference:+53+10.3+7.3+1.7+4.6+6.4+3.8+0.2-1.4-1.1+3.2+6.6+.006+0.1+0.6+.123+1.0+1.3+.038
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 Jamal Crawford nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jamal Crawford Josh Giddey
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma 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%
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+0.2+1.6+1.1+2.9+4.1+0.6+0.3+0.3-0.4-0.2+0.8+0.5+.062+0.1+.018
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%
Jamal Crawford 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
Jamal Crawford Josh Giddey
Season 2003-042024-25
Team Chicago BullsChicago 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%
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
difference:+10+4.9+2.7+1.2+3.3+4.6+2.1+0.2+0.2-0.5-0.3+1.1+5.1+.079+0.6+2.5+.061+0.2+.052
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 Jamal Crawford nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Jamal Crawford Josh Giddey
Season 2004-052025-26
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
difference:+68+7.9+2.3+0.5+3.1+3.6+2.7+0.8+0.2-1.9-1.6+0.2+0.7+.002+1.1+3.8+.068+3.9+5.4+.078
Josh Giddey 2 30.5 20.0 1.0 5.5 6.5 7.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 3.5 6.0 15.0 .400 1.5 3.5 .429 6.5 8.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Jamal Crawford played 15 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 20, from 2006 to 2020—Jamal Crawford played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Josh Giddey, Jamal Crawford got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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