Rudy Gay vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Rudy Gay, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Rudy Gay played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Rudy Gay 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 |
Rudy Gay |
17 |
3 |
2006-07 to 2022-23 |
Josh Giddey |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Rudy Gay |
Josh Giddey |
Season |
2006-07 | 2021-22 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Rudy Gay |
78 |
27.0 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
9.7 |
.422 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.727 |
difference: | +24 | +4.5 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +5.1 | | +0.5 | -1.4 | -0.9 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +.003 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +.101 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.018 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Rudy Gay |
81 |
37.0 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
16.7 |
.461 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.346 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.785 |
difference: | +5 | +5.8 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +4.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.021 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.021 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +.054 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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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 | % |
Rudy Gay |
79 |
37.3 |
18.9 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.453 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.351 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.767 |
difference: | +1 | +12.2 | +6.6 | | +0.8 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +2.2 | +5.4 | +.022 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.014 | +2.0 | +2.8 | +.039 |
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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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Rudy Gay |
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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Rudy Gay |
80 |
39.7 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
16.1 |
.466 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.327 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.753 |
difference: | +10 | +9.5 | +5.0 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +5.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +.001 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.051 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +.028 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Rudy Gay played 13 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2011 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in 3 Playoffs. |