Lonzo Ball vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Lonzo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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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.
Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 |
| Lonzo Ball | 6 | 0 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Lonzo Ball | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % | ||||
| Lonzo Ball | 52 | 34.2 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 10.8 | .360 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .305 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .451 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.059 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +.042 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.258 |
| 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 Lonzo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Lonzo Ball | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % | ||||
| Lonzo Ball | 47 | 30.3 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 9.7 | .406 | 1.6 | 4.9 | .329 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .417 |
| difference: | +29 | +0.9 | +6.7 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +3.2 | +5.0 | +.076 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.004 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.314 | |
| 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 Lonzo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Lonzo Ball | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| Lonzo Ball | 63 | 32.1 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .403 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .375 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .566 |
| difference: | +17 | +7.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +.072 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +.038 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +.240 | ||
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Lonzo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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| Lonzo Ball | Josh Giddey | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Chicago Bulls |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Lonzo Ball | 55 | 31.8 | 14.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .414 | 3.1 | 8.3 | .378 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .781 |
| difference: | +15 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +3.3 | +1.5 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +1.3 | +.051 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +1.6 | +2.0 | |||||
| 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 Lonzo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Lonzo Ball played 2 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2022 to 2025—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason. |