Josh Giddey vs. Walt Kirk Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk both played 3 years in the NBA. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Walt Kirk had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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 |
Walt Kirk |
3 |
1 |
1948-49 to 1951-52 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Josh Giddey |
Walt Kirk |
Season |
2021-22 | 1948-49 |
Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Fort Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Jets |
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 |
Walt Kirk |
49 |
- |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.345 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.7 |
.723 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Walt Kirk |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Walt Kirk |
58 |
- |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
.269 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.718 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Walt Kirk |
3 |
- |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.167 |
Note: Walt Kirk didn't play in 1950-51.
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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 |
Walt Kirk |
11 |
36.0 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
.277 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.1 |
.705 |
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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 |
9 |
19.0 |
9.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.375 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.875 |
Walt Kirk |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |