Ron Brewer vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Ron Brewer, 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.

Ron Brewer played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Ron Brewer had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Ron Brewer 8 4 1978-79 to 1985-86
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Ron Brewer 81 30.3 13.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.4 10.8 .494 - - - 2.6 3.2 .820
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.3 17.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 0.3 3.0 1.7 2.3 7.3 13.0 .564 - - - 3.0 4.3 .692
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Ron Brewer 82 34.3 15.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.9 6.7 14.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 2.7 .840
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 35.3 19.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 8.7 20.3 .426 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 3.0 .556
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Ron Brewer 75 19.4 8.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.3 3.7 8.4 .436 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.5 .798
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 %
Ron Brewer 7 16.9 11.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.1 8.7 .475 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 4.1 .724
Josh Giddey 9 19.0 9.4 0.4 3.1 3.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.7 8.0 .458 1.3 3.6 .375 0.8 0.9 .875

Season 4
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1981-82-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Ron Brewer 72 32.2 18.8 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.9 16.6 .477 0.1 0.4 .258 2.9 3.6 .812
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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Season 5
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1982-83-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Ron Brewer 74 26.5 11.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 0.1 0.2 .389 1.9 2.3 .835
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1983-84-
Team Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Ron Brewer 53 18.7 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.4 7.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .214 1.0 1.3 .776
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1984-85-
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer 20 16.3 7.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.1 5.9 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.3 .920
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer 3 31.0 12.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 10.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Brewer Josh Giddey
Season 1985-86-
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Ron Brewer 44 13.0 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 .384 0.1 0.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .895
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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