Joel Embiid vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Joel Embiid, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Joel Embiid played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 |
| Joel Embiid | 9 | 7 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Joel Embiid | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 31 | 25.4 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 13.8 | .466 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .367 | 6.2 | 7.9 | .783 |
| difference: | +23 | +6.1 | +7.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.3 | +2.1 | -0.6 | -2.0 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.047 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.104 | +5.2 | +6.4 | +.074 | ||
| 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 Joel Embiid nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Joel Embiid | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 63 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 16.8 | .483 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .308 | 5.7 | 7.4 | .769 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.9 | +6.3 | +0.4 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +3.0 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +.001 | +0.3 | +.017 | +4.3 | +5.5 | +.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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 8 | 34.8 | 21.4 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 17.3 | .435 | 1.0 | 3.6 | .276 | 5.4 | 7.6 | .705 |
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Joel Embiid | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 18.7 | .484 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .300 | 8.2 | 10.1 | .804 |
| difference: | +16 | +8.6 | +15.2 | +1.1 | +6.1 | +7.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | -1.4 | -1.9 | +4.1 | +8.1 | +.009 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +.037 | +6.9 | +8.5 | +.002 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 11 | 30.4 | 20.2 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 14.5 | .428 | 1.1 | 3.5 | .308 | 6.7 | 8.2 | .822 |
| difference: | +1 | +12.3 | +11.5 | +1.2 | +5.6 | +6.9 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.9 | -2.4 | -2.2 | +2.8 | +7.0 | +.025 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.045 | +6.0 | +7.4 | +.053 |
| 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 |
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| Joel Embiid | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 51 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 15.7 | .477 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .331 | 6.9 | 8.5 | .807 |
| difference: | +19 | +0.7 | +8.4 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -1.7 | +2.2 | +4.3 | +.012 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.047 | +4.4 | +5.3 | +.026 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 4 | 36.3 | 30.0 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 18.5 | .459 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .250 | 12.0 | 14.8 | .814 |
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Joel Embiid played 5 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Joel Embiid played in 4 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Josh Giddey, Joel Embiid got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Scoring Leader 4 All-Star Game |