Josh Giddey vs. Mark McNamara Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark McNamara 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

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, 5 less than Mark McNamara, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Mark McNamara had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Mark McNamara 8 4 1982-83 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mark McNamara 36 5.1 2.2 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .444
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 2 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Mark McNamara 70 14.8 5.5 2.0 2.6 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.2 3.6 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.2 .471
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid 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 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
Mark McNamara 45 6.1 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.7 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .516
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
Mark McNamara ------- --- ----------

Note: Mark McNamara didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 4
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season -1986-87
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 11 10.3 3.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.5 1.3 2.7 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.7 .368
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season -1987-88
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 42 13.8 3.6 1.6 2.2 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.2 3.2 .391 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season -1988-89
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost NBA Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 39 8.2 2.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 3 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 7
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season -1989-90
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 33 5.8 3.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.6 .442 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 2 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Josh Giddey Mark McNamara
Season -1990-91
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara 2 6.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Mark McNamara ------- --- ----------
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