Josh Giddey vs. Ron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron 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

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 Ron Williams, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ron Williams had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Ron Williams 8 5 1968-69 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Div 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 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
Ron Williams 75 19.6 7.8 - - 2.4 3.3 - - - 2.3 3.2 7.6 .420 - - - 1.5 1.9 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 4 10.5 6.0 - - 1.0 0.8 - - - 1.0 2.5 6.5 .385 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Francisco Warriors
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
Ron Williams 80 30.4 14.8 - - 2.4 5.3 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .432 - - - 3.5 4.2 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDWarriors 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 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
Ron Williams 82 34.3 14.4 - - 3.0 5.9 - - - 3.7 5.2 11.9 .436 - - - 4.0 4.8 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey 7 21.0 9.9 0.4 3.7 4.1 2.3 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.0 3.7 8.0 .464 1.4 3.7 .385 1.0 1.1 .875
Ron Williams 5 34.4 13.0 - - 3.4 5.8 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.6 .381 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season -1971-72
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 80 24.2 9.7 - - 1.8 3.9 - - - 2.9 3.6 7.7 .474 - - - 2.4 2.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 5 16.6 6.4 - - 1.6 2.0 - - - 2.4 1.8 6.2 .290 - - - 2.8 3.0 .933

Season 5
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season -1972-73
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West Conf 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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 73 13.9 6.0 - - 1.1 1.6 - - - 1.5 2.5 5.6 .440 - - - 1.0 1.1 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 3 6.7 3.0 - - 0.3 1.7 - - - 0.3 1.3 2.0 .667 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season -1973-74
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 71 15.9 6.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 5.5 .489 - - - 0.8 1.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 15 23.6 8.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.2 - 2.7 3.8 8.1 .467 - - - 1.1 1.3 .800

Season 7
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season -1974-75
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 46 11.4 3.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.5 1.3 3.6 .376 - - - 0.5 0.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Josh Giddey Ron Williams
Season -1975-76
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 9 17.6 4.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.7 1.9 4.8 .395 - - - 1.1 1.4 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------
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