Josh Giddey vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings and Josh Giddey 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.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brandon Jennings scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while they have the same scoring average in the regular season (rounded to one decimal). 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
Josh Giddey and Brandon Jennings are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 14.1 points but Brandon Jennings scored a total of 3,859 points more than Josh Giddey (7,801 vs. 3,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 4 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 4 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | +3,859 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Brandon Jennings has a better career point average than Josh Giddey (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+136).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | +0.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 1 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | +136 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 48 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 150 | +102 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 215 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 358 | +143 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 278 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 535 | +257 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 2 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 20 | +18 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 1 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 4 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 4 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 10 | +6 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 18 | +8 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 7 | +7 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
| difference: | +0.7 | +0.5 | +7.7 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +3.2 | +5 | +275 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 38.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 1,593 | 3,433 | 46.4 | 319 | 968 | 33.0 | 437 | 572 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
| difference: | +3,859 | +1,157 | +3,666 | +7.7 | +595 | +1,680 | +1.5 | +950 | +1,171 | +3.2 | +5 | +275 |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 2,750 | 7,099 | 38.7 | 914 | 2,648 | 34.5 | 1,387 | 1,743 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +8.1 | +0.4 | +11.5 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +7.9 | +3 | +15 | |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 37.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 34 | 75 | 45.3 | 12 | 34 | 35.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +136 | +46 | +140 | +8.1 | +8 | +50 | +11.5 | +36 | +46 | +7.9 | +3 | +15 |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 80 | 215 | 37.2 | 20 | 84 | 23.8 | 43 | 54 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Brandon Jennings' additional seasons: | ||||
* Brandon Jennings played 6 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2014 to 2018—he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 312 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 5.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2010 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | +8.7 | 2024 | 10 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 4 |
Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2.8 ppg and his lowest 2. |