Josh Giddey vs. C.J. McCollum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and C.J. McCollum all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and C.J. McCollum, with 12 seasons played from 2014 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. C.J. McCollum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum
Points
+300th
149th
+300th
163rd
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
241st
+300th
247th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
270th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
292nd
Years412110

Josh Giddey vs. C.J. McCollum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum
Points
--
80th
+300th
93rd
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
257th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
149th
+151 3,942 vs. 15,41411,472
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,100 vs. 2,867767
Assists
+300th
241st
+59 1,703 vs. 3,0051,302
Steals
+300th
+300th
244 vs. 704460
Blocks
+300th
+300th
140 vs. 326186
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
484 vs. 50824
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,616 vs. 2,359743
Field Goals Made
+300th
143rd
+157 1,593 vs. 5,8714,278
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
129th
+171 3,433 vs. 12,9669,533
3-Pointers Made
+300th
18th
+282 319 vs. 1,9891,670
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
25th
+275 968 vs. 5,0114,043
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
437 vs. 1,6831,246
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
572 vs. 2,1071,535

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
280 vs. 787507
Seasons
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 128

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
275th
241 18 vs. 117

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
79th
0 vs. 1414
50+ point games
-
49th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
163rd
+137 87 vs. 1,3441,257
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
36 vs. 297261
Assists
+300th
247th
+53 21 vs. 205184
Steals
+300th
270th
+30 2 vs. 5755
Blocks
+300th
292nd
+8 4 vs. 3329
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 5447
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
258th
+42 29 vs. 243214
Field Goals Made
+300th
153rd
+147 34 vs. 517483
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
138th
+162 75 vs. 1,1941,119
3-Pointers Made
+300th
61st
+239 12 vs. 150138
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
63rd
+237 34 vs. 408374
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 160153
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 209201

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 6757
Playoffs
+300th
154th
+146 1 vs. 109

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
80th
14.08 vs. 19.595.51
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.50 vs. 3.643.86
Assists per game
--
257th
6.08 vs. 3.822.26
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.890.02
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.410.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 0.651.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.77 vs. 3.002.77
Field Goals Made per game
--
78th
5.69 vs. 7.461.77
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
58th
12.26 vs. 16.484.21
3-Pointers Made per game
--
20th
1.14 vs. 2.531.39
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
18th
3.46 vs. 6.372.91
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.56 vs. 2.140.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.04 vs. 2.680.63

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey C.J. McCollum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
93rd
+207 8.70 vs. 20.0611.36
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.60 vs. 4.430.83
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 3.060.96
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.850.65
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.490.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.810.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.90 vs. 3.630.73
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
81st
+219 3.40 vs. 7.724.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
63rd
+237 7.50 vs. 17.8210.32
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
33rd
215 1.20 vs. 2.241.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
37th
198 3.40 vs. 6.092.69
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 2.391.69
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 3.122.32

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.