Roger Brown vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Roger Brown, 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.

Roger Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Roger Brown had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Roger Brown 4 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roger Brown Josh Giddey
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Roger Brown 1 5.0 1.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 3.0 .333
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 2

Roger Brown Josh Giddey
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 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 %
Roger Brown 29 15.7 2.5 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 - 2.6 1.0 2.5 .403 - - - 0.5 0.6 .778
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 %
Roger Brown 9 5.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 1.0 .444 - - - 0.2 0.4 .500
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Roger Brown Josh Giddey
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roger Brown 43 7.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 - 1.6 0.5 1.3 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .692
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 %
Roger Brown 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey 8 19.9 9.3 0.4 3.3 3.6 2.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.0 3.5 8.0 .438 1.4 3.6 .379 0.9 1.0 .875

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.

Season 4

Roger Brown Josh Giddey
Season 1979-80-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Roger Brown 4 9.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------