Josh Giddey vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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, 6 less than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 |
| Lance Stephenson |
10 |
6 |
2010-11 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +42 | +21.9 | +9.4 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +6.3 | +4.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -1.9 | -0.4 | +4.1 | +9.1 | +.086 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +.263 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.077 |
| Lance Stephenson |
12 |
9.6 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.786 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Lance Stephenson 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: | +34 | +20.7 | +14.1 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +6.6 | +5.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -1.9 | -1.2 | +6.0 | +11.7 | +.106 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.192 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +.260 |
| Lance Stephenson |
42 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.376 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.133 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.471 |
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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 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lance Stephenson |
4 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
.222 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
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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: | +2 | +4.1 | +3.5 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +.015 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.007 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.154 |
| Lance Stephenson |
78 |
29.2 |
8.8 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.460 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.330 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.652 |
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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: | +9 | +17.3 | +0.7 | | +3.9 | +4.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -1.6 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +.045 | +0.3 | | +.072 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +.253 |
| Lance Stephenson |
19 |
35.4 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
8.9 |
.408 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.281 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.622 |
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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: | +8 | +5.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.026 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.026 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +.070 |
| Lance Stephenson |
78 |
35.3 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
11.2 |
.491 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.352 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.711 |
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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 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lance Stephenson |
19 |
37.1 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.358 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.714 |
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Additional Years |
* Lance Stephenson played 6 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2015 to 2022—Lance Stephenson played in 3 Playoffs. |
All-Rookie Second Team