Josh Giddey vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin 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, 2 less than Caleb Martin, who played 7. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Caleb Martin 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Caleb Martin
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
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:+36+13.9+6.3+1.2+4.4+5.7+5.1+0.2-2.4-0.2+3.1+7.7+.021+0.1+1.8+.278+0.1+0.3+.101
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Josh Giddey Caleb Martin
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
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:+23+15.8+11.6+1.3+3.8+5.2+4.9+0.1+0.2-2.2-0.7+5.3+9.9+.107+0.4+0.7+.077+0.6+0.7+.090
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Josh Giddey Caleb Martin
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+20+2.2+3.1+0.2+2.3+2.6+3.7+0.3+0.1-1.2-0.3+1.5+3.8+.032+0.1+0.4+.076+0.1+.043
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
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
difference:+7+5.8+4.2+1.4+1.4+1.8+0.4+0.3-0.6-0.1+1.5+2.8+.053+0.6+1.5+.050+0.6+0.4+.542
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4

Josh Giddey Caleb Martin
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+1+0.9+5.0+0.6+2.7+3.3+5.6+0.2+0.2-1.8-0.3+1.7+3.7+.001+0.3+0.7+.022+1.2+1.6+.024
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5

Josh Giddey Caleb Martin
Season 2025-262023-24
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 25 33.6 20.1 1.3 8.0 9.2 8.8 1.0 0.4 3.6 1.9 7.0 14.8 .476 2.0 4.8 .405 4.1 5.4 .756
difference:+39+6.2+10.1+0.1+4.8+4.8+6.6+0.3+0.1-2.4-0.1+3.2+6.1+.045+0.7+1.2+.056+2.9+3.9+.022
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Additional Years

* Caleb Martin played 2 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Caleb Martin didn't play in the postseason.