Steven Adams vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Steven Adams, 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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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.

Steven Adams played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Steven Adams 12 8 2013-14 to 2025-26
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams Josh Giddey
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 81 14.8 3.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .581
difference:+27+16.7+9.2+3.7+3.7+5.9+0.4+0.3-2.3-0.9+4.1+10.1+.084+1.0+3.9+0.2+.128
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 18 18.4 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.7 2.5 .689 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.3 .348
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Steven Adams Josh Giddey
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 70 25.3 7.7 2.8 4.6 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .502
difference:+6+5.9+8.9+0.9+1.3+0.4+5.3+0.3+0.8-1.4-1.3+4.0+9.0+.062+1.0+3.1+0.1+1.0+.229
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 Steven Adams nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Steven Adams Josh Giddey
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 80 25.2 8.0 2.7 3.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .582
difference:+0.1+4.3+1.3+1.1+0.3+4.0+0.2+0.5-1.0-1.4+1.7+5.3+.138+1.0+3.0+0.1+0.9+.224
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 18 30.7 10.1 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.1 3.8 6.2 .613 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .630
difference:+8+12.6+1.4+2.7+3.2+5.9+1.4+0.3+0.4-0.3-2.2+0.4+1.3+.160+1.2+3.3+.353+1.9+3.3+.245
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

Steven Adams Josh Giddey
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 80 29.9 11.3 3.5 4.2 7.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.7 8.2 .571 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.2 .611
difference:+10+0.3+3.3+1.7+2.1+0.4+6.1+0.1+0.4-1.1-0.7+0.6+3.2+.106+1.5+4.0+0.5+.170
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 5 31.4 8.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 5.6 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Steven Adams Josh Giddey
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 76 32.7 13.9 5.1 4.0 9.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.9 9.4 .629 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.8 .559
difference:+57+1.5+7.1+3.7+4.6+1.0+8.0+0.2+0.6-1.9-0.9+1.4+5.7+.143+1.8+4.6+2.5+2.4+.178
Josh Giddey 19 34.2 21.0 1.4 8.6 10.0 9.2 1.0 0.4 3.6 1.9 7.3 15.1 .486 1.8 4.6 .391 4.6 6.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steven Adams 6 33.3 10.5 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 4.5 7.7 .587 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steven Adams played 7 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2019 to 2026—Steven Adams played in 4 Playoffs.