Josh Giddey vs. Art Spoelstra Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Art Spoelstra 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

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 3 years in the NBA, 1 less than Art Spoelstra, who played 4. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Art Spoelstra had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Art Spoelstra 4 1 1954-55 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Art Spoelstra
Season 2021-221954-55
Team Oklahoma City ThunderRochester Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Semis
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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
Art Spoelstra 70 16.1 6.1 - - 4.1 0.8 - - - 2.4 2.3 5.7 .398 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Art Spoelstra 3 9.3 5.0 - - 3.0 0.0 - - - 3.7 2.3 4.7 .500 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

Josh Giddey Art Spoelstra
Season 2022-231955-56
Team Oklahoma City ThunderRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Art Spoelstra 72 22.8 8.5 - - 6.1 1.3 - - - 3.4 3.1 8.0 .392 - - - 2.3 3.3 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Art Spoelstra ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Josh Giddey Art Spoelstra
Season 2023-241956-57
Team Oklahoma City ThunderRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid 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 %
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
Art Spoelstra 69 17.0 7.6 - - 3.2 0.8 - - - 2.4 3.1 8.1 .388 - - - 1.3 1.7 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey 9 19.0 9.4 0.4 3.1 3.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.7 8.0 .458 1.3 3.6 .375 0.8 0.9 .875
Art Spoelstra ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Josh Giddey Art Spoelstra
Season -1957-58
Team -Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Art Spoelstra 67 19.5 6.7 - - 5.0 0.9 - - - 3.4 2.4 6.3 .384 - - - 1.9 2.8 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Art Spoelstra ------- --- ----------