Josh Giddey vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Josh Giddey.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Josh Giddey scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Josh Giddey has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 8.4 points more than Josh Giddey in his 4 seasons (22.5 points against 14.1). On the other hand Josh Giddey scored a total of 1,304 points more than Victor Wembanyama (3,942 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Josh Giddey 14.1
4
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+8.4
2

Total Points

Seasons
Josh Giddey 3,942
+1,304
4
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Josh Giddey has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Josh Giddey 8.7
+8.7
1
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Josh Giddey 87
+87
1
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Victor Wembanyama 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 2
Victor Wembanyama 23
+21

20+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 48
Victor Wembanyama 73
+25

10+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 215
+102
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Josh Giddey 278
+161
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Josh Giddey 2
+2
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Josh Giddey's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+8.4+2.5+5.2+0.5+1.2+3.3+0.9+2.2+2.8+4.5+2+163
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+1,304+634+1,390+0.5+49+171+0.9+13+16+4.5+2+163
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+8.7+3.4+7.5+45.3+1.2+3.4+35.3+0.7+0.8+87.5+1+10
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+87+34+75+45.3+12+34+35.3+7+8+87.5+1+10
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 12.5
202254
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+8.9
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 16.6
202376
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+7.7
202546

Josh Giddey's additional seasons:

* Josh Giddey played 2 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 4, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 150 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20220
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20230
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Josh Giddey's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Josh Giddey played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 10 games.