Josh Giddey vs. Jermaine O'Neal: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Jermaine O'Neal 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and Jermaine O'Neal, with 18 seasons played from 1997 to 2014, 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. Jermaine O'Neal
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal
Points
+300th
223rd
+300th
207th
Rebounds
+300th
107th
+300th
134th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
25th
+300th
29th
Years518114

Josh Giddey vs. Jermaine O'Neal
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal
Points
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
--
215th
+300th
273rd
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
36th
+300th
38th

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 Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
223rd
+77 4,000 vs. 13,3099,309
Rebounds
+300th
107th
+193 2,126 vs. 7,2615,135
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,722 vs. 1,369353
Steals
+300th
+300th
246 vs. 470224
Blocks
+300th
25th
+275 142 vs. 1,8201,678
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
111st
+189 487 vs. 1,9911,504
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
77th
+223 1,639 vs. 5,2703,631
Field Goals Made
+300th
212nd
+88 1,612 vs. 5,1443,532
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
216th
+84 3,477 vs. 11,0257,548
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
324 vs. 14310
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
980 vs. 95885
Free Throws Made
+300th
176th
+124 452 vs. 3,0072,555
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
141st
+159 593 vs. 4,2083,615

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
143rd
+157 283 vs. 1,011728
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 5 vs. 1813

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
275th
241 18 vs. 117

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
+300th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
207th
+93 87 vs. 1,1241,037
Rebounds
+300th
134th
+166 36 vs. 631595
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 9978
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 3533
Blocks
+300th
29th
+271 4 vs. 167163
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
132nd
+168 7 vs. 156149
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
100th
+200 29 vs. 475446
Field Goals Made
+300th
216th
+84 34 vs. 413379
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
200th
+100 75 vs. 970895
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
12 vs. 012
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 1618
Free Throws Made
+300th
142nd
+158 7 vs. 298291
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
136th
+164 8 vs. 415407

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
178th
+122 10 vs. 9787
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 1 vs. 1413

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
14.13 vs. 13.160.97
Rebounds per game
--
215th
7.51 vs. 7.180.33
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.08 vs. 1.354.73
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.460.40
Blocks per game
--
36th
0.50 vs. 1.801.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
225th
1.72 vs. 1.970.25
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
135th
5.79 vs. 5.210.58
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
5.70 vs. 5.090.61
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
12.29 vs. 10.911.38
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.14 vs. 0.011.13
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.46 vs. 0.093.37
Free Throws Made per game
--
292nd
1.60 vs. 2.971.38
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
227th
2.10 vs. 4.162.07

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Jermaine O'Neal Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
8.70 vs. 11.592.89
Rebounds per game
+300th
273rd
+27 3.60 vs. 6.512.91
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 1.021.08
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.360.16
Blocks per game
+300th
38th
+262 0.40 vs. 1.721.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.610.91
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
166th
+134 2.90 vs. 4.902.00
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.40 vs. 4.260.86
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
7.50 vs. 10.002.50
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.001.20
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.163.24
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 3.072.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
277th
+23 0.80 vs. 4.283.48

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.