Josh Giddey vs. Ron Harper Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron Harper 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 5 years in the NBA, 10 less than Ron Harper, who played 15. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ron Harper had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
5 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| Ron Harper |
15 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2000-01 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Josh Giddey |
Ron Harper |
| Season |
2021-22 | 1986-87 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +28 | +5.9 | +10.4 | +0.3 | +3.3 | +3.0 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -1.4 | +3.8 | +7.3 | +.036 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +.050 | +3.7 | +5.4 | +.025 |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
37.4 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
19.7 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.213 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.684 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ron Harper 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: | +19 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.5 | | -0.9 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +.018 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.175 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +.026 |
| Ron Harper |
57 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.150 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
.705 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ron Harper |
4 |
33.5 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
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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 | +9.7 | +6.3 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -1.3 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +.036 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.087 | +2.6 | +3.6 | +.055 |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
14.0 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.250 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.751 |
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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: | +5 | +19.7 | +10.9 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -3.1 | +4.4 | +6.3 | +.112 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.353 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +.106 |
| Ron Harper |
5 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
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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: | +35 | +8.9 | +8.2 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +1.1 | +0.6 | | -1.3 | +3.3 | +6.8 | +.008 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +.103 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +.007 |
| Ron Harper |
35 |
39.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.473 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.275 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ron Harper played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th 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 |
3 |
31.3 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
14.7 |
.432 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
.714 |
| difference: | +36 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +3.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +4.0 | +.041 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.093 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.046 |
| Ron Harper |
39 |
35.5 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
18.7 |
.391 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.324 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
.668 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ron Harper played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* Ron Harper played 10 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1992 to 2001—Ron Harper played in 8 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. |