Josh Giddey vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis 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 / 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 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Bobby Portis, who played 11. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Bobby Portis 11 6 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Bobby Portis
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
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:+8+13.7+5.5+0.2+2.5+2.4+5.6+0.5-2.3+2.2+5.4+.008+0.7+3.1+.045+0.2+0.4+.018
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Josh Giddey Bobby Portis
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+12+15.6+9.8+0.7+2.4+3.3+5.7+0.5+0.2-2.2-0.4+4.2+8.8+.006+0.5+1.6+.008+0.8+1.0+.070
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Josh Giddey Bobby Portis
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
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:+7+2.6+0.9+0.8+0.4+0.4+3.1+0.3-0.7-0.4+0.2+0.5+.004+0.1+0.1+.022+0.3+0.5+.037
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Bobby Portis
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
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:+20+4.2+0.4+0.4+0.4+5.8+0.5+0.2-1.4-1.2+0.3+1.2+.021+0.2+.015+1.0+1.3+.013
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Josh Giddey Bobby Portis
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
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 1 29.0 19.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 11.0 0.0 1.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 8.0 11.0 .727
difference:+65+7.9+8.9+0.2+0.1+0.1+9.5+0.5+0.7-4.9-3.3+1.0+3.1+.033+0.8+.142+6.9+9.6+.036
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Bobby Portis played 6 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—Bobby Portis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

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