Josh Giddey vs. Kevon Looney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevon Looney 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 / 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, 6 less than Kevon Looney, who played 10. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kevon Looney had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kevon Looney 10 5 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Kevon Looney
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
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:+49+27.3+10.7+1.0+4.8+5.8+6.4+0.9+0.4-3.0-1.2+4.4+11.0+.152+0.8+3.5+.237+1.0+1.5
Kevon Looney 5 4.2 1.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Josh Giddey Kevon Looney
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+23+22.8+14.1+1.1+4.4+5.6+5.7+0.5+0.1-2.5-0.7+6.0+12.7+.041+1.0+2.9+.103+1.0+1.3+.113
Kevon Looney 53 8.4 2.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.0 .523 0.0 0.2 .222 0.4 0.6 .618
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Kevon Looney played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Josh Giddey Kevon Looney
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+14+11.3+8.3+0.1+3.0+3.1+4.2+0.2+0.2-1.6-0.2+3.3+7.7+.105+1.0+2.9+.137+0.7+0.4+.261
Kevon Looney 66 13.8 4.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.7 2.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 1.2 .545
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:+11+0.3+4.6+1.3+0.7+0.6+1.2+0.5-0.8-1.5+1.5+4.1+.089+1.2+3.3+.353+0.3+0.2+.494
Kevon Looney 21 18.4 4.1 2.0 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 3.4 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.0 .381

Season 4

Josh Giddey Kevon Looney
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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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:+10+11.7+8.3+0.6+3.5+2.9+5.7+0.6+0.1-2.3-0.9+2.6+7.1+.160+1.5+3.9+.278+1.7+1.9+.162
Kevon Looney 80 18.5 6.3 2.4 2.8 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.6 2.7 4.3 .625 0.0 0.1 .100 0.8 1.3 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Kevon Looney 21 20.6 7.1 2.0 2.5 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.4 .688 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .724

Additional Years

* Kevon Looney played 6 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—Kevon Looney played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.