Chauncey Billups vs. Josh Giddey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Josh Giddey and Chauncey Billups to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chauncey Billups has better scoring stats than Josh Giddey in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Chauncey Billups averages 1 point more than Josh Giddey in his 5 seasons (15.2 points against 14.2), and he also scored a total of 11,782 points more (15,802 vs. 4,020).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15.2
+1.0
17
Josh Giddey 14.2
5

Total Points

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15,802
+11,782
17
Josh Giddey 4,020
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chauncey Billups has a better career point average than Josh Giddey (+8.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,439).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 17.3
+8.6
12
Josh Giddey 8.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 2,526
+2,439
12
Josh Giddey 87
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 42
+40
Josh Giddey 2

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 308
+258
Josh Giddey 50

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 776
+557
Josh Giddey 219

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 1,027
+745
Josh Giddey 282

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 16
+14
Josh Giddey 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 1
+1
Josh Giddey 0

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 10
+10
Josh Giddey 0

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 57
+56
Josh Giddey 1

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 123
+119
Josh Giddey 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 143
+133
Josh Giddey 10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 3
+3
Josh Giddey 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15.2 4.5 10.9 41.5 1.8 4.5 38.7 4.3 4.8 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+1.0+1.2+1.4+4.9+0.7+1.0+5.6+2.7+2.7+13.2+12+759
Josh Giddey 14.2 5.7 12.3 46.4 1.1 3.5 33.1 1.6 2.1 76.2 5 284

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15,802 4,738 11,413 41.5 1,830 4,725 38.7 4,496 5,029 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+11,782+3,119+7,922+4.9+1,505+3,743+5.6+4,039+4,429+13.2+12+759
Josh Giddey 4,020 1,619 3,491 46.4 325 982 33.1 457 600 76.2 5 284

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 17.3 5.0 12.3 41.1 1.8 5.0 36.6 5.4 6.1 88.0 12 146
difference:+8.6+1.6+4.8+4.2+0.6+1.6+1.3+4.7+5.3+0.5+11+136
Josh Giddey 8.7 3.4 7.5 45.3 1.2 3.4 35.3 0.7 0.8 87.5 1 10

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 2,526 737 1,793 41.1 267 729 36.6 785 892 88.0 12 146
difference:+2,439+703+1,718+4.2+255+695+1.3+778+884+0.5+11+136
Josh Giddey 87 34 75 45.3 12 34 35.3 7 8 87.5 1 10

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
199880
Josh Giddey 12.5
+1.3
202254

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 13.9
199945
Josh Giddey 16.6
+2.7
202376

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 8.6
200013
Josh Giddey 12.3
+3.7
202480

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 9.3
200177
Josh Giddey 14.6
+5.3
202570

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 12.5
200282
Josh Giddey 19.5
+7.0
20264

Chauncey Billups' additional seasons:

* Chauncey Billups played 13 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2003 to 2014—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 825 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19990
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20000
Josh Giddey 8.7
+8.7
202410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 1.0
+1.0
20013
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20250

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 22.0
+22.0
20023
Josh Giddey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 156 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.