Josh Giddey vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 11 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ben Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Ben Wallace 16 8 1996-97 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Ben Wallace
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Bullets
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%
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:+20+25.7+11.4+1.1+5.0+6.1+6.3+0.7+0.1-2.7-0.8+4.7+11.0+.071+1.0+3.9+0.8+0.9+.409
Ben Wallace 34 5.8 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .348 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .300
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Josh Giddey Ben Wallace
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
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%
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:+9+14.4+13.5+0.2+2.7+3.1+5.9+0.1+0.7-2.4-0.2+5.8+12.3+.036+1.0+3.1+0.9+0.4+.374
Ben Wallace 67 16.8 3.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.3 2.4 .518 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.5 .357
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Josh Giddey Ben Wallace
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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:+34+1.7+6.3+1.6+0.4+1.9+4.4+0.4+1.4-1.3-1.0+2.5+6.3+.103+1.0+3.0+0.3+1.3+.450
Ben Wallace 46 26.8 6.0 3.0 5.4 8.3 0.4 1.1 2.0 0.8 2.4 2.5 4.3 .578 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.9 .356
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Ben Wallace DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Ben Wallace
Season 2024-251999-00
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
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%
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:+11+6.0+9.8+0.8+0.7+0.1+6.4+0.3+1.0-2.1-0.3+3.2+7.3+.038+1.5+4.0+1.8+1.8+.307
Ben Wallace 81 24.2 4.8 2.6 5.6 8.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.0 2.1 4.1 .503 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .474
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Josh Giddey Ben Wallace
Season 2025-262000-01
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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%
Josh Giddey 22 34.1 20.5 1.3 8.1 9.4 9.0 1.0 0.5 3.7 1.9 7.1 14.9 .480 1.8 4.5 .400 4.5 6.0 .748
difference:+58+0.4+14.1+2.5+1.3+3.8+7.5+0.3+1.8-2.2-0.5+4.4+9.4+.010+1.8+4.4+.150+3.5+3.0+.412
Ben Wallace 80 34.5 6.4 3.8 9.4 13.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.5 2.4 2.7 5.5 .490 0.0 0.1 .250 1.0 3.0 .336
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Ben Wallace played 11 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2002 to 2012—Ben Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Josh Giddey, Ben Wallace got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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