LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and LaMarcus Aldridge, 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 / 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.

LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. LaMarcus Aldridge had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 9 2006-07 to 2021-22
Josh Giddey 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMarcus Aldridge Josh Giddey
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 63 22.1 9.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 3.8 7.6 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .722
difference:+9+9.4+3.5+0.5+3.3+2.8+6.0+0.6+0.8-2.5-1.4+1.4+4.8+.084+1.0+3.9+0.3+0.3+.013
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 LaMarcus Aldridge nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMarcus Aldridge Josh Giddey
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 76 34.9 17.8 2.9 4.7 7.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.4 15.3 .484 0.0 0.1 .143 3.0 3.9 .762
difference:+3.7+1.2+1.0+1.2+0.3+4.6+0.1+0.8-1.1-1.3+0.3+0.6+.002+1.0+3.0+.182+1.6+2.0+.031
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 LaMarcus Aldridge nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMarcus Aldridge Josh Giddey
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 37.1 18.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.6 7.4 15.3 .484 0.1 0.3 .250 3.2 4.1 .781
difference:+1+12.0+5.8+1.5+0.4+1.1+2.9+0.3+0.4-0.6-1.2+2.4+4.7+.009+0.9+2.7+.087+1.9+2.5+.025
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 39.5 19.5 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 1.7 2.7 8.5 17.3 .490 0.2 0.7 .250 2.3 3.3 .700
difference:+4+21.4+10.8+0.8+3.1+3.9+0.8+0.3+1.3-0.5-1.8+5.1+9.8+.037+1.0+2.7+.103+1.6+2.5+.175
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
LaMarcus Aldridge Josh Giddey
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 78 37.5 17.9 2.5 5.6 8.0 2.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 3.0 7.4 15.0 .495 0.1 0.2 .313 2.9 3.9 .757
difference:+8+7.3+3.3+0.7+0.7+0.1+5.1+0.3-1.6-1.3+2.1+3.6+.030+1.4+3.8+.065+0.4+0.7+.024
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 38.2 19.0 1.7 4.3 6.0 2.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.7 6.7 15.5 .430 0.2 0.3 .500 5.5 7.3 .750
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* LaMarcus Aldridge played 12 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2011 to 2022—LaMarcus Aldridge played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Josh Giddey, LaMarcus Aldridge got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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