Josh Giddey vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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, 1 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Mark Williams
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
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:+11+12.2+3.5+0.4+1.1+0.7+6.0+0.2+0.6-2.3-0.6+1.5+6.6+.218+1.0+3.9+0.6+0.8+.018
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Josh Giddey Mark Williams
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
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:+57+4.5+3.9+2.1+0.2+1.8+5.0+0.7-1.9-0.7+1.9+6.8+.167+1.0+3.1+1.0+1.5+.012
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Josh Giddey Mark Williams
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+36+1.5+3.0+1.6+2.2+3.8+2.3+0.6-0.5-1.0+1.1+0.4+.129+1.0+2.9+.337+1.7+2.1+.002
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Josh Giddey played 1 season more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his season 4 in 2025—Josh Giddey didn't play in the postseason.