Mike Farmer vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Mike Farmer, 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

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.

Mike Farmer played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Mike Farmer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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 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
Mike Farmer 7 4 1958-59 to 1965-66
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1958-592021-22
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Mike Farmer 72 21.5 6.0 - - 4.4 0.9 - - - 2.1 2.4 6.9 .353 - - - 1.2 1.4 .838
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 2 17.0 6.0 - - 5.0 0.0 - - - 3.5 2.5 8.5 .294 - - - 1.0 2.5 .400
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1959-602022-23
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mike Farmer 67 22.9 7.4 - - 5.7 0.9 - - - 1.9 3.2 8.5 .373 - - - 1.0 1.2 .843
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1960-612023-24
Team New York Knicks, Cincinnati RoyalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 59 22.1 7.3 - - 6.4 1.4 - - - 2.2 3.1 7.8 .390 - - - 1.2 1.6 .734
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Mike Farmer didn't play in 1961-62.

Season 4

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1962-63-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 80 21.6 7.4 - - 4.6 1.8 - - - 1.9 3.0 7.0 .425 - - - 1.5 1.7 .842
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 11 23.8 6.1 - - 4.7 2.5 - - - 2.5 2.5 6.7 .365 - - - 1.2 1.5 .765
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1963-64-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 76 17.9 5.6 - - 3.0 1.4 - - - 1.8 2.3 5.8 .406 - - - 0.9 1.1 .819
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 11 10.8 4.2 - - 1.5 0.8 - - - 0.9 1.7 3.1 .559 - - - 0.7 0.9 .800
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1964-65-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 60 21.2 6.8 - - 4.3 1.5 - - - 2.1 2.8 6.8 .409 - - - 1.3 1.6 .798
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer 1 7.0 4.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mike Farmer Josh Giddey
Season 1965-66-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Mike Farmer 9 8.8 3.3 - - 2.0 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.4 3.3 .433 - - - 0.4 0.6 .800
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Farmer ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------