Josh Giddey vs. Derrick Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Williams 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, 4 less than Derrick Williams, who played 7. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Derrick Williams had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Derrick Williams 7 1 2011-12 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 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
Derrick Williams 66 21.5 8.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.1 7.5 .412 0.6 2.1 .268 2.1 3.0 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Derrick Williams 78 24.6 12.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.6 4.3 10.1 .430 0.8 2.5 .332 2.5 3.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings
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
Derrick Williams 78 23.3 8.0 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.6 6.2 .427 0.3 1.3 .263 2.4 3.3 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey 5 24.6 10.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 3.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.2 3.8 8.4 .452 1.8 4.0 .450 1.0 1.2 .833
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season -2014-15
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 74 19.8 8.3 0.6 2.2 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.9 6.6 .447 0.7 2.1 .314 1.8 2.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season -2015-16
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 80 17.9 9.3 0.6 3.1 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.2 7.1 .450 0.6 1.9 .293 2.4 3.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season -2016-17
Team -Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 50 16.1 6.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.2 2.2 4.9 .443 0.6 1.9 .309 1.2 1.8 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 8 4.8 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.9 .533 0.4 0.6 .600 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Josh Giddey Derrick Williams
Season -2017-18
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 2 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------
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