James Anderson vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and James Anderson, 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.
James Anderson played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. James Anderson 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 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 |
| James Anderson |
5 |
2 |
2010-11 to 2015-16 |
| Josh Giddey |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
James Anderson |
Josh Giddey |
| Season |
2010-11 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
San Antonio Spurs | 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 |
% |
| James Anderson |
26 |
11.0 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.383 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.391 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.778 |
| 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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
% |
| James Anderson |
51 |
11.8 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.379 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.279 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
| 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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
8 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.444 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
| 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 |
% |
| James Anderson |
39 |
10.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.413 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.350 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.857 |
| 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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
2 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| 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 |
% |
| James Anderson |
80 |
28.9 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
.431 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.328 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.726 |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: James Anderson didn't play in 2014-15.
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
51 |
14.1 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.376 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.267 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.759 |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| James Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |