Josh Giddey vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Josh Giddey, 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.
Josh Giddey played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 11. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11 | 6 | 2014-15 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Josh Giddey | Aaron Gordon | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |  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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +14.5 | +7.3 | +0.8 | +3.4 | +4.2 | +5.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -2.4 | -0.2 | +3.2 | +8.0 | +.028 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +.008 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.012 |
| Aaron Gordon | 47 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.4 | .447 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .271 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .721 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Josh Giddey | Aaron Gordon | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +7.3 | +7.4 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +4.6 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -0.1 | +3.6 | +7.3 | +.009 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.029 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.063 | |
| Aaron Gordon | 78 | 23.9 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | .473 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .296 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .668 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Josh Giddey | Aaron Gordon | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.021 | +0.3 | +.049 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.087 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 80 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .454 | 1.0 | 3.3 | .288 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .719 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Aaron Gordon | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Josh Giddey | Aaron Gordon | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +12 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +4.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +.031 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.042 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.083 |
| Aaron Gordon | 58 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 14.9 | .434 | 2.0 | 5.9 | .336 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .698 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Aaron Gordon played 7 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2019 to 2025—Aaron Gordon played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |