Josh Giddey vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker 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 / 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 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kemba Walker 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 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
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Kemba Walker
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Bobcats
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:+12+4.3+0.4+1.3+2.9+4.3+2.0+0.1-1.4-0.4+0.9+0.8+.053+0.5+.042+1.5+1.7+.080
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Josh Giddey Kemba Walker
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Bobcats
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:+6+3.7+1.1+1.2+3.2+4.4+0.5+1.2-0.4+0.7+0.5+.059+0.3+0.9+.003+2.2+2.6+.067
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Josh Giddey Kemba Walker
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+10.7+5.4+0.9+1.3+2.2+1.3+0.5+0.2-0.2-0.4+1.2+5.1+.082+0.5+1.5+.004+2.6+3.0+.031
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
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:+6+20.2+10.8+0.4+0.6+0.2+3.9+1.8+0.4-2.6-0.6+3.1+6.3+.020+1.8+2.6+.147+2.8+3.7+.097
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4
Josh Giddey Kemba Walker
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+8+4.0+2.7+1.2+3.3+4.6+2.1+0.2+0.1-1.3-0.2+0.8+4.4+.080+0.1+0.5+.074+1.3+1.4+.046
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2016 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Josh Giddey, Kemba Walker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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