Josh Giddey vs. Glen Rice Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Glen Rice 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.
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 4 years in the NBA, 11 less than Glen Rice, who played 15. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Glen Rice had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Glen Rice |
15 |
7 |
1989-90 to 2003-04 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Josh Giddey |
Glen Rice |
| Season |
2021-22 | 1989-90 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Miami Heat |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +23 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +4.6 | | | -1.7 | -1.0 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.020 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +.017 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.025 |
| Glen Rice |
77 |
30.0 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.439 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.246 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.734 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | | +0.8 | +.021 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.061 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.087 |
| Glen Rice |
77 |
34.4 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.461 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.386 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.818 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +13.0 | +10.0 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +3.5 | +7.5 | +.006 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.054 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +.030 |
| Glen Rice |
79 |
38.1 |
22.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
18.1 |
.469 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.391 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.836 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 | +21.6 | +10.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 | +4.6 | +13.8 | +.078 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.103 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +.018 |
| Glen Rice |
3 |
39.7 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
21.3 |
.375 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +12 | +7.4 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +2.9 | +5.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +.025 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.005 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.039 |
| Glen Rice |
82 |
37.6 |
19.0 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
16.1 |
.440 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.383 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.820 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Glen Rice played 11 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1994 to 2004—Glen Rice played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Josh Giddey, Glen Rice got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
3 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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