Josh Giddey vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 8 | 4 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Josh Giddey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +28 | +5.0 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +5.0 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +3.7 | +.057 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +.104 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.091 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 82 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .476 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .367 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .800 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 6 | 28.8 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 10.0 | .467 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .850 |
Season 2 |
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| Josh Giddey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.5 | +2.4 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.011 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.022 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +.076 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 70 | 34.7 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 14.5 | .471 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .347 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .807 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 7 | 39.9 | 16.3 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.9 | .433 | 2.0 | 5.0 | .400 | 3.1 | 3.3 | .957 |
Season 3 |
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| Josh Giddey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +45 | +8.6 | +11.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +3.2 | +5.5 | +.033 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +.081 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +.002 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 35 | 33.7 | 23.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 16.1 | .508 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .418 | 5.3 | 6.5 | .808 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Josh Giddey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | +14 | +4.5 | +9.9 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +3.1 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +3.2 | +7.4 | +.012 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +.078 | +3.4 | +4.0 | +.029 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 56 | 34.7 | 24.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 18.8 | .453 | 1.6 | 5.3 | .300 | 5.9 | 7.2 | .810 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5 |
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| Josh Giddey | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 19 | 34.2 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 15.1 | .486 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .391 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .737 |
| difference: | +49 | +1.3 | +10.4 | +0.5 | +4.6 | +5.2 | +3.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +3.1 | +5.2 | +.024 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +.046 | +5.2 | +4.7 | +.168 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 68 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 20.3 | .510 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .345 | 9.8 | 10.9 | .905 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the postseason in their season 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 3 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2024 to 2026—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 3 extra years over Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 2 All-NBA First Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 2 All-Star Game |