Josh Giddey vs. Greg Kelser Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Kelser 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 3 years in the NBA, 3 less than Greg Kelser, who played 6. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Greg Kelser had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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 |
Greg Kelser |
6 |
2 |
1979-80 to 1984-85 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Josh Giddey |
Greg Kelser |
Season |
2021-22 | 1979-80 |
Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Greg Kelser |
50 |
24.7 |
14.2 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
11.9 |
.472 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.719 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Greg Kelser |
25 |
26.2 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
.421 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
.642 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Greg Kelser |
60 |
12.4 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.428 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.656 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
9 |
19.0 |
9.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.375 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.875 |
Greg Kelser |
3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
80 |
18.8 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
.549 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.673 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
2 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
80 |
22.3 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
7.5 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
.702 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
10 |
11.4 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.396 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.714 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greg Kelser |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |