Josh Giddey vs. Paul Shirley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Shirley 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 and Paul Shirley both played 3 years in the NBA. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Paul Shirley had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
| Paul Shirley |
3 |
0 |
2002-03 to 2004-05 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Josh Giddey |
Paul Shirley |
| Season |
2021-22 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
| Paul Shirley |
2 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Shirley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 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 |
| Paul Shirley |
7 |
12.3 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.435 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Shirley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 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 |
| Paul Shirley |
9 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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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 |
5 |
24.6 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.450 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
| Paul Shirley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |