Josh Giddey vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder 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 / 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 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Dennis Schroder, who played 13. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Dennis Schroder had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Dennis Schroder 13 9 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Dennis Schroder
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+5+18.4+8.8+1.7+4.9+6.6+4.5+0.6+0.4-2.0-0.5+3.7+8.6+.036+0.8+3.0+.025+0.4+0.6+.035
Dennis Schroder 49 13.1 3.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.8 .383 0.2 0.9 .238 0.6 0.9 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Schroder 2 3.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Josh Giddey Dennis Schroder
Season 2022-232014-15
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+1+11.5+6.6+1.5+4.1+5.8+2.1+0.2+0.3-0.9-0.3+3.4+6.1+.055+0.3+1.2+.026+0.5+0.4+.096
Dennis Schroder 77 19.7 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.1 4.1 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.7 8.6 .427 0.7 1.9 .351 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Schroder 16 18.1 9.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.8 3.5 9.1 .386 0.5 2.1 .235 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 3

Josh Giddey Dennis Schroder
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+4.8+1.3+1.1+2.8+3.8+0.4+0.2+0.5-0.2-0.3+0.9+0.8+.054+.015+0.5+0.7+.015
Dennis Schroder 80 20.3 11.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.1 9.8 .421 1.0 3.0 .322 1.8 2.3 .791
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:+1.0+3.0+0.1+1.6+1.7+1.5+0.2+0.3-0.9-1.5+1.3+2.9+.001+0.1+.010+0.4+0.5+.029
Dennis Schroder 10 19.1 11.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.4 4.7 10.4 .452 1.2 3.5 .343 1.1 1.3 .846

Season 4

Josh Giddey Dennis Schroder
Season 2024-252016-17
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+9+1.3+3.3+1.3+3.7+5.0+0.9+0.3+0.4-0.4-0.2+1.6+4.0+.014+0.2+0.3+.038+0.3+.074
Dennis Schroder 79 31.5 17.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.2 3.3 1.9 6.9 15.4 .451 1.3 3.7 .340 2.8 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Schroder 6 35.2 24.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 7.7 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 8.3 18.3 .455 2.8 6.7 .425 5.2 6.2 .838

Season 5

Josh Giddey Dennis Schroder
Season 2025-262017-18
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
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 3 31.3 19.3 1.0 7.7 8.7 6.3 0.7 0.7 3.7 2.3 6.3 14.7 .432 1.7 4.0 .417 5.0 7.0 .714
difference:+64+0.3+0.1+0.3+5.3+5.6+0.1+0.4+0.6-1.0-0.1+1.2+2.4+.004+0.6+0.1+.127+1.6+3.0+.135
Dennis Schroder 67 31.0 19.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.2 7.5 17.1 .436 1.1 3.9 .290 3.4 4.0 .849
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Dennis Schroder played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Dennis Schroder played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2019 to 2026—Dennis Schroder played in 5 Playoffs.