Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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 / 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Giddey
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
difference:+26+11.7+6.6+1.3+4.5+5.8+5.7+0.2-2.8-0.2+2.9+6.6+.023+0.3+1.6+.056+0.4+0.7+.061
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Giddey
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
difference:+6+0.3+3.9+1.3+3.4+4.8+4.9+0.3+0.2-1.7-0.1+2.3+2.8+.081+0.9+2.3+.020+0.1+.035
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Giddey
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
difference:+4+11.6+2.2+0.5+2.2+2.7+3.0+0.7+0.4-0.7-0.8+0.3+2.0+.055+0.5+1.9+.028+1.1+1.4+.005
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714
difference:+6+22.2+6.6+0.2+0.9+0.7+0.7+1.6+0.1-0.7-0.9+2.1+5.0+.013+1.8+3.4+.091+0.6+1.0+.161
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

Season 4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Giddey
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
difference:+6+3.1+0.8+1.1+3.8+4.8+4.7+0.4-1.8-0.1+0.4+0.8+.066+0.5+1.8+.028+0.5+0.8+.051
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Giddey
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
difference:+73+4.2+5.6+0.2+0.4+0.2+8.8+1.4+0.8-4.7-3.0+0.4+1.2+.009+1.1+3.6+.117+5.9+8.4+.062
Josh Giddey 1 29.0 19.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 11.0 0.0 1.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 8.0 11.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2019 to 2026—Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

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